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Can we have a science of history?
Peter Turchen, a complexity scientist and founder of Cleodynamics, believes we can apply scientific testing to historical theories. He argues that studying past societies can reveal empirical patterns that can inform our own society. One important pattern is structural demographic theory, which made Peter famous. He believes we should test historical explanations against empirical data and look for theories that describe the dynamics of complex human societies.