Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show,
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Imagine you were going to Mars with a swarm of robots, and you needed to send those robots out forag
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Have you ever thought about why the average human lifespan is 80 years? Or why smaller animals, like
One of the things that make complexity science so fascinating is the diversity of the systems that i
In our last episode, we heard from W. Brian Arthur, who shared his journey in economics as he studie
Mitchell Waldrop's 'Complexity' brought complexity science into the limelight with an account of the
How do you model a complex system? Traditionally we would observe how the system is behaving and cre
A key part of complexity science is understanding the behaviour of networks. Networks are groups of
In our last episode with Tyler Marghetis, we learnt about how a complex system can tip from one stat
A fascinating property of a system's behaviour is its ability to change, and change quickly. For exa
What is complexity science, and why should you care about it? Well, complexity science is all about
