For those who are looking for a good, simple, and entertaining explanation of the concept of emergent properties and behavior within complexity theory (or Big History), I just came across a nice TED talk that simplifies complexity using a few animal examples including a cute puppy video as well as a bat and a meerkat example. The latter two also have implications for evolution and survival which are lovely examples as well.
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I’ll take the math. It’s the puppies that scare me away.
As a self-proclaimed nerd … This is one of my new favorite Ted talks. How can anyone resist puppy pinwheels and meerkats with GPS bow ties.