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Understanding Emergence
Emergent behaviour seems to be characteristic of the `complex systems that currently feature in Mathematics, Computer Science, the Physical Sciences and Philosophy.
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Ecological elimination as a major evolutionary force
Populations fluctuate but seem generally stable in the long run.
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Merging the layers of life
Developing a (mathematical) model suitable for the integration of the different levels of biological research (sub-molecular, molecular, organisms, populations) in one framework.
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Bringing Physics and Chemistry to Life: from random walks to robust organization
Hans V. Westerhoff will put together the theoretical foundations of today’s biology in a comprehensive new theory, by researching and establishing connections between the various theoretical approaches in use.
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Purpose & Desire
Turner, J. Scott. 2017. Purpose & Desire. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062651563/purpose-and-desire
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Can we identify general architectural principles that impact the collective behaviour of both human and animal systems?
Penn, Alan and J. Scott. Turner. 2018. Can we identify general architectural principles that impact the collective behaviour of both human a...
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A continuous-time persistent random walk model for flocking
Escaff, Daniel, Raúl Toral, Christian Van den Broeck and Katja Lindenberg. 2018. A continuous-time persistent random walk model for flocking...
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African Leapfrogging Index to Sustainability (ALIS)
Centre for Complex Systems in Transition of Stellenbosch University and the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics of Lund University are currently developing a regional project on Distributed Renewable Economy for Africa’s Transformation.
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Complexity and emergent properties in the spider’s webs and silks
Spider webs are superb examples of functional structures that emerge as the animal builds her web.
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Social organising and criminal cooperation
This research draws upon a general theoretical interest in organisation outside of organisations paired with an ambition to better understand the formation of criminal organising or cooperation.
