The world headquarters for complexity science
As an independent, nonprofit research center, we are searching for order in the complexity of evolving worlds.
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Everything from information-swallowing black holes to chaos in arithmetic.
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Invention & Innovation
How does novelty — both advantageous and unsuccessful — define evolutionary processes in technological, biological, and social systems?
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The Feldstein Program on Law, History, and Regulation
By studying complex historical systems, we will gain deeper insights into the evolution of human societies and cultures.
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Limits
We are exploring the fundamental limits that underlie human endeavor — in learning and understanding, in performance, and in prediction.
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Complex Intelligence: Natural, Artificial, and Collective
We are measuring and comparing unique and species-spanning forms of intelligence.
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