"Chaos begets complexity, and complexity begets life"—the most complex thing there is, writes Cambridge University astrophysicist Gribbin in opening this examination of how chaos theory has shifted ...

Yes - I figure joining the Batman-bandwagon might get more readers. And I know I suggested that this would be a substantive blog - not too much pop psyc. But after going to see the new Batman movie on ...

There’s a lot of interest these days in the notion of “controlling complexity,” particularly when it comes to networks. It’s obvious why: Complexity can translate directly to increased operational ...

I was recently speaking with a newly minted Ph.D. graduate at my institution who explained their journey to me: My research topic engaged heavily with public policy. I thought maybe I would go work as ...

Do chaos and complexity play a fundamental role in biological information processing? The interdisciplinary approach to problems that till recently were addressed in the hermetic framework of distinct ...

Dynamical systems and chaos theory provide a rigorous mathematical framework to describe, analyse and predict the evolution of systems over time. These fields study how simple deterministic rules can ...

In 2006, economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York started to worry about the overheating US housing market. Concerned that the bubble might burst, they used their best model to predict what ...