"Chaos begets complexity, and complexity begets life"—the most complex thing there is, writes Cambridge University astrophysicist Gribbin in opening this examination of how chaos theory has shifted ...

Yes - I figure joining the Batman-bandwagon might get more readers. And I know I suggested that this would be a substantive blog - not too much pop psyc. But after going to see the new Batman movie on ...

I was recently speaking with a newly minted Ph.D. graduate at my institution who explained their journey to me: My research topic engaged heavily with public policy. I thought maybe I would go work as ...

Dynamical systems and chaos theory provide a rigorous mathematical framework to describe, analyse and predict the evolution of systems over time. These fields study how simple deterministic rules can ...

Do chaos and complexity play a fundamental role in biological information processing? The interdisciplinary approach to problems that till recently were addressed in the hermetic framework of distinct ...

In 2006, economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York started to worry about the overheating US housing market. Concerned that the bubble might burst, they used their best model to predict what ...

Many years ago, when supply chain management was simply called logistics, the mode of management was paper reports, faxes and telephones. Computers, particularly PCs, followed. They were so-called ...

“Jurassic World” is back and better than ever for a new TV series, documenting a new era of chaos. Steven Spielberg will executive produce the next chapter of the “Jurassic World” TV universe in a new ...