Simplifying Complexity

The sand pile model

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Jul 10, 2023
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INSIGHT

Equilibrium vs Real Life Complexity

  • Basic science often simplifies the world by assuming equilibrium and ignoring fluctuations from feedback.
  • Real life involves unpredictable, irregular behaviors due to constant interactions and non-equilibrium states.
INSIGHT

Non-Equilibrium Challenges

  • Real world systems are non-equilibrium with complex feedback making prediction difficult.
  • Our Newtonian training misleads us to expect clear cause and effect and predictable outcomes.
INSIGHT

Life Is Out Of Equilibrium

  • Life and living systems are inherently out of equilibrium and constantly fluctuating.
  • Equilibrium science can't adequately describe living or evolving systems with ongoing feedback.
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