Is a Global Post-Critical Society Possible?
Every dynamical system possesses a characteristic value of complexity which reflects how information is organized and how it flows withinContinue Reading
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Complexity, Criticality and the Drake Equation
Frank Drake devised an equation to express the hypothetical number of observable civilizations in our galaxy: N = Rs nhContinue Reading
Global Financial Complexity Index Anticipates Dow Jones Falls.
The Global Financial Complexity Index™ (GFCI™) is a meta-index which measures the complexity of the global financial system. TheContinue Reading
Using Complexity to Measure Images
Recently revealed analysis of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data has delivered images of unseen quality. The images ofContinue Reading
Sustainability – New Quantitative Approaches, New Indices
Sustainability is a popular subject nowadays. Sustainability implies permanence, a sort of steady-state, almost some kind of equilibrium. However, inContinue Reading
When did the “Liquid Society” Start?
“Liquidity” by Lorenzo Genetti, January 2015, Mar del Plata, Argentina. The characterization of modernity as a “liquid time” isContinue Reading
Entropy, Complexity and the Strong Anthropic Principle
Observers are necessary to bring the Universe into being. The Universe must have those properties which allow life to developContinue Reading
The Fourth Law
Entropy happens to all things physical which are larger than an atom. This means they run down, decay, and eventuallyContinue Reading
What are the Units of Complexity?
Complexity is a fundamental physical characteristic of every system that may be found in Nature. Its importance is similar toContinue Reading
Coping With Turbulence: More Theories and Math?
Isn’t it time to review our theories on economics, to see them in a radically different light? What lessons areContinue Reading
Artificial Intuition 