Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show,
Experts often build models to help predict how systems will behave. But what happens if, instead of
We’ve spoken previously on the show about the complexity of the power grid. Today we’re focusing on
In our last episode, Neil Johnson explained how there was an underlying power law with a slope of 1.
When we think of what caused a certain number of people to die in a specific war, we tend to think a
Throughout the history of science, the concept of time has changed many times - from Newton and ther
Hidden in plain sight over our heads, under our feet, and in the walls of our homes and workplaces,
Economic policies are often gamed by individuals for personal benefit. In this episode, we explore h
In this series so far, we've applied complexity science to a whole range of systems, particularly th
Today we're joined by Luis Bettencourt, Professor at the University of Chicago, and External Faculty
Today, we're going to return to the idea of taking concepts from complexity science and applying the
Orit Peleg is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and External Faculty at
In our last episode, you heard all about economic mobility. In this episode (which is part 2 of our
If you're a child born into a poor family in the United States, what are the most important factors
When a system fails, how do you think about cause and effect? One way to consider this in complex sy
When most of us think about information, we think of it as something we can possess or ‘know’. But w
Imagine you have a bar that comfortably seats 60 people, but every week, 100 people have to decide w
In our last episode, we talked about the four conditions of complex systems: numerosity, disorder an
In most of our episodes so far, we've taken a single concept and looked at it through the context of
In our last episode we talked all about intelligence, specifically about what made us intelligent. I
With the recent release of GPT-4, now seemed like a good time for our episodes on intelligence. And
