I'm interested in complexity, in the mathematical sense, as well as the idiomatic sense. The idea of emergence - that it's possible for complex patterns to arise out of many simple interactions - is fascinating.
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And so from that, I've always been fascinated with the idea that complexity can come out of such simplicity.
The complexity of things - the things within things - just seems to be endless. I mean nothing is easy, nothing is simple.
The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity.
I have been interested in phenomena involving complexity, diversity and evolution since I was a young boy.
We, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility.
From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.
I suppose I do have an interest in stories that show complexity.
My big thesis is that although the world looks messy and chaotic, if you translate it into the world of numbers and shapes, patterns emerge and you start to understand why things are the way they are.
Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental design.
Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.