Tag Archives: complexity

Biggish Thought of the Day

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves. – Herbert Simon

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Should Scientists (Complexity Dudes At That) Help Solve The Economic Woes?

Posted on December 16, 2008 by

Now here’s a MEATY discussion on Edge.org about the role scientists should play in helping improve the economic conditions.  Chew on this awhile. Here’s one of my favorite chunks of the discussion lifted from George Dyson’s comments: Brown, Kauffman, Palmrose, … Continue reading →

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But wait Dan Ariely, there’s more…

Posted on October 7, 2008 by

We know that behavior is not simple but there are simple behavioral components that keep getting ignored. Relative to what we all experience in life like conflicts in the Dan Ariely remarks below and in a previous blog on this … Continue reading →

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Predictability in Finance

Posted on July 16, 2008 by

The news is a maniacal scramble to make sense of the current financial situation around the world. Predictions, ____ expert from _____ investment research firm, advice, soothsaying, modeling, bear vs. bull, Fed should do this, Fed shouldn’t do this…. and … Continue reading →

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My Only MetaPhysical Question I Ask Legitimately

Posted on July 2, 2008 by

If the universe (our experience, our lives, our physical reality) weren’t complex (unpredictable, undecidable) what would it be? This is not rhetorical question. It is not easy either. Can you imagine an alternative? It would be useful if we could … Continue reading →

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Identifying what we value and what we fear

Posted on April 30, 2008 by

On any given day in the US in 2008 an average of about 148,000 people will die. Yawn. As the population swells it will grow larger. Yawn. As the population struggles with food, water, disease, contamination and war, those numbers … Continue reading →

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