Unit 1: What is Complexity

by snootymonkey

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last posted Oct. 14, 2013, 7:46 p.m.

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Weaver in 1948:

19th century - problems of simplicity

20th century - problems of disorganized complexity (avgs. and statistics)

Science's next frontier is problem of organized complexity which have moderate number of variables, with non-linear interactions leading to emergent behavior.

created Oct. 11, 2013, 11:33 a.m.

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