Sublime

There are, however, on this planet phenomena that are hidden in plain sight. These are the phenomena that we study as complex systems: the convoluted exhibitions of the adaptive world—from cells to societies.

The Properties of Complex Systems We have few general design principles for adaptive components (cells, organisms, nations) in isolation or in the aggregate where new unforeseen properties emerge. Components typically have high failure rates in all tasks and accomplish their objectives through statistical averaging and approximation across multiple

cooperation at scale. The state, business, and civil society all have roles to play in creating the

California Institute of Technology’s John Hopfield

A closer look shows that the hierarchies are constructed on a “building block” principle: subsystems at each level of the hierarchy are constructed by combinations of small numbers of subsystems from the next lower level.

physicist Fritjof Capra

It passed through that intersection of law, markets, and technology that consistently remained the course of my career.

“The energy that flows through a system acts to organize that system.”