Darwin’s evolutionary view of the world is one of the greatest achievements of the human race. However, the evolution theory itself needs to be evolved over time to be adapted […]
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Category: complexity
Evolution Demonstrated: time lapse video of bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics
As evolution takes generations to achieve tangible results, usually it’s supposed that we are not able to see the process within our lifetime. Although such an assumption could be true […]
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Special theory of evolution vs. General theory of evolution
Evolution: A never-ending debate Darwin’s theory of evolution itself has experienced an evolutionary process. A process that started around a very sensitive topic: The origin of species. As it always […]
Read moreTheseus Ship – Looking for an answer to the personal identity challenge
The ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus’ paradox is one of the most brilliant ancient thought experiments dealing with the concept of identity. It may seem irrelevant to the topic […]
Read moreBehavioral Characteristics of the Complex Systems
I have already made an introductory definition of the complex systems. Here I’m going to list some of the common behavioral characteristics of the complex systems: Unpredictability or limited predictability […]
Read moreWhy we need to study the complexity and the complex systems
Neil Johnson starts his fantastic book on complexity with the following story in the preface: The above story could be considered as a fantasy. But whoever knows the idea behind […]
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Lecture Notes on Emergence and Complex Systems
As the name implies, lecture notes are supposed to be taken in the lectures. But to be honest, I have never had attended a course on the emergence and complex systems. […]
Read moreJohn Conway and The Game of Life
In order to understand the concept behind the John Conway’s game of life, the best way would be starting from Stephen Wolfram and even John Von Neumann and cellular automaton. However, […]
Read moreThomas Hobbes, Leviathan and the emergence concept
Emergence, referred to the new properties of an entity different from the properties of its components, is not a new concept. Even Aristotle in his classic book Metaphysics has some […]
Read moreDefinition: What is a complex system?
Till now, I have tried to approach the complexity concept from the various point of views. Once we talked about the concept of predictability and definition of randomness. Even I […]
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