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110 | Neil Johnson on Complexity, Conflict, and Infodemiology

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Understanding Complex Systems Through Power Laws

This chapter explores the intricacies of complex systems, contrasting them with simpler physical models by focusing on the significance of power laws. It delves into the limitations of the bell curve in economic modeling, using wealth distribution and various phenomena like earthquakes to illustrate scale-free behaviors. The discussion emphasizes the implications of statistical analysis in conflict dynamics and the role of communication technologies, while drawing analogies to natural behaviors and punctuated equilibrium in understanding these complex systems.

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