Exploring the science of complexity series (part 20): Conclusions – summary
In this concluding section, we will reflect on the questions we posed at the start…
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 19): Concept 10 – Co-evolution
As agents operate in a system, changes in the system and changes in the other…
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 18): Concept 9 – Self-organisation
The ways in which actors interact can give rise to self-organised phenomena.
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 17): Concept 8 – Adaptive agents
A special class of complex systems is made up of adaptive agents.
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 16): Concept 7 – Strange attractors and the ‘edge of chaos’
The patterns underlying seeming chaos within complex systems are explained.
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 15): Concept 6 – Phase space and attractors
The overall shape of the system and its future possibilities are described using the idea…
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 14): Concept 5 – Sensitivity to initial conditions
The behaviours of complex systems are sensitive to their initial conditions.
Simplistic solutions to complex problems turns behavioural science into a dangerous pseudoscience (part 3): Why it’s dangerous
Simplistic obesity messages have led to obese people being stigmatised which manifests as discrimination, social…
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 13): Concept 4 – Nonlinearity
In complex systems, clear causal relations cannot be traced because of multiple influences.
Exploring the science of complexity series (part 12): Concept 3 – System characteristics and behaviours emerge from simple rules of interaction
Emergent properties result from the interactions of the elements, but these are not properties of…