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In a rarified world of scientific research, a revolution has been brewing. Its activists are not anarchists, but rather Nobel Laureates in physics and economics and pony-tailed graduates, mathematicians, and computer scientists from all over the world. They have formed an iconoclastic think-tank and their radical idea is to create a new science: complexity. They want to know how a primordial soup of simple molecules managed to turn itself into the first living cell--and what the origin of life some four billion years ago can tell us about the process of technological innovation today.

Recent years have seen the introduction of concepts from the new and exciting field of complexity science that have captivated the attention of economists, sociologists, engineers, businesspeople, and many others. These include tipping points, the wisdom of crowds, six degrees of separation (or Kevin Bacon), and emergence. Complexity science can shed light on why businesses or economies succeed and fail, how epidemics spread and can be stopped, and what causes ecological systems to rebalance themselves after a disaster.

Nothing in the universe is more complex than life. Throughout the skies, in oceans, and across lands, life is endlessly on the move. In its myriad forms—from cells to human beings, social structures, and ecosystems—life is open-ended, evolving, unpredictable, yet adaptive and self-sustaining. Complexity theory addresses the mysteries that animate science, philosophy, and metaphysics: how this teeming array of existence, from the infinitesimal to the infinite, is in fact a seamless living whole and what our place, as conscious beings, is within it.

Exploring the complexity of social phenomena using interdisciplinary tools and approaches!

The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and...

Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic," by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, identifying ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing. "What is narcissism?" is one of the fastest...

A preeminent physicist unveils a field-defining theory of the origins and purpose of life. Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And everything that is alive traces back to things that, puzzlingly, weren't. For centuries, the scientific question of life's origins has confounded...

Lectures and conversations from the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This show is about figuring out how to navigate complex environments and make better decisions under conditions of uncertainty.

Behaviour is complex! It is so finessed on the elements of the contexts in which we live, engage, participate and sometimes just survive. In Translating Complexity – The Art and Science of PBS we talk about the science (techniques) of Positive Behaviour Support within the context of NDIS behaviour support services. This first series will have a focused 'practice' series on soft skills (managing time / managing Service Agreements and tasks / identifying what task you are actually completing – based on SA / billable time / communication with families and others, etc.) with a focused ...

Introducing the 7 principles for practicing critical hope--because hope isn’t something you have; it’s something you do. Each person has a unique, ever-changing relationship to hope. Hope alone can be transformational--but in moments of despair, or when you’re up against profound...

We seem to be stuck, staring at insurmountable challenges. The pandemic is the opening act for climate change, and we need to get much better at anticipating and preparing for these types of challenges. Simply rebuilding bridges once they fall, or houses once they are swept away, is both expensive and risks human lives. Anticipation and preparation costs more now, but is much less costly over time.

Muhammad Amir Ali Bin Idris Ali and his wife Raiha Binte Tahir have been teaching a course on Islamic funeral rites for about seven years. They also run Pengurusan Jenazah NUR, or NUR Muslim Casket. What does it take to be a jurumandi, whose job is to wash and shroud the bodies of deceased...

In Simple, the culmination of their work together, Siegel and Etzkorn show us how having empathy, striving for clarity, and distilling your message can reduce the distance between company and customer, hospital and patient, government and citizen-and increase your bottom line. Examining the best and worst practices of an array of organizations big and small, Siegel and Etzkorn recast simplicity as a mindset, a design aesthetic, and a writing technique.

Have you ever wondered why the world seems so complex and chaotic? How do we make sense of it all? This new video/audio podcast series, “Making Sense of Complexity”, will feature conversations with complexity science practitioners and philosophers on the deep and fascinating findings of complexity science. How do we make sense of the uncertain and seemingly incomprehensible world we live in. Hosted by George Gantz, the production is a collaboration with Spiral Inquiry, Planksip, Talk of Today, and Complexity Weekend, and is produced by True Spectrum Media. We may not resolve the key ...

Welcome to Katha Meetha . We are two siblings, Yusef and Zubi. We have always been pretty close and our relationship fluctuates between parental and sibling-like. We recently lost our mother to a drunk driving related accident. This has been seismic and we thought this may be a creative outlet as well as a way to heal together and share some of our knowledge about a variety of topics, in a fun way, and hopefully create a community. Join us as we talk about everything in a real-life practical way about personal finance, budgeting, healthcare, whole health, grief, mental health, anxiety, ...

Being a millennial in modern society is difficult AF. There’s no manual to adulting, just the pressures that come with it. With a background in social work and a background in psychology, two best friends get together to discuss and challenge the complexities of life.

Perché, in un mondo di infinite possibilità, ci sentiamo più disorientati che mai?Forse perché le vecchie mappe e i "rifugi psicologici" che l'umanità ha costruito per proteggersi dal caos – dalle certezze della religione a quelle della scienza classica – non funzionano più.Questo podcast è un invito a compiere un viaggio opposto: non più una fuga dalla complessità, ma l'arte di imparare a navigarla. Non troverai un nuovo riparo, ma qualcosa di più prezioso: una bussola per prosperare nel mare aperto di un mondo in continua trasformazione.Qui esploriamo i principi del Complexity...