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1.4 Universality

1.4 Universality

When we observe the largest scale behaviors of a system, we simplify the mathematical description of the system because there are fewer…
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Yaneer Bar-YamMar 10
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1.3 Representations and Information as a Function of Scale

1.3 Representations and Information as a Function of Scale

A representation is a map of a system onto mathematical variables. More correctly, a representation should be understood as a map of the…
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Yaneer Bar-YamMar 10
1.2 Revolution in Physics: Theory-experiment contradiction and multiscale insight

1.2 Revolution in Physics: Theory-experiment contradiction and multiscale insight

The importance of multiscale ideas is apparent in an approach developed in statistical physics beginning in the 1970s anchored in the…
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Yaneer Bar-YamMar 10
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1.1 Separation of Scales: Why complex systems need a new mathematics

1.1 Separation of Scales: Why complex systems need a new mathematics

One of the central insights about complex systems is that the effect of dependencies among components cannot be fully represented by…
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Yaneer Bar-YamMar 10
Civics in an age of mistrust and decentralization

Civics in an age of mistrust and decentralization

For the January salon at NECSI, Ethan Zuckerman and Erhardt Graeff led a discussion and workshop on civics in a distributed society. Both…
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Willow BrughJan 19

Homelessness, an Initial Inquiry

Homelessness is a persistent problem in US cities and elsewhere. Homelessness should not be viewed in isolation, as it is coupled with…
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Willow BrughOct 26, 2015
the Complexity of Ebola response

the Complexity of Ebola response

These notes were taken at the 2014.Dec.18 New England Complex Systems Institute Salon focused on Ebola. Sam, Willow, and Yaneer contributed…
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Willow BrughSep 23, 2015
NECSI Salon : Ethnic Violence

NECSI Salon : Ethnic Violence

On January 28th, the monthly salon gathered at NECSI to discuss ethnic violence from the lens of complex science. Yaneer Bar-Yam, president…
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Willow BrughSep 23, 2015
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