In this interesting article ‘Physicists discover surprisingly complex states emerging out of simple synchronized networks‘ we discover that complexity can emerge even from simple systems.
In fact, we know that complexity can already emerge from the ‘three body problem’, which is unpredictable beyond a certain time. Those are passive elements, however, and now scientists show how complexity can also emerge from active machines or beings. “Caltech researchers have shown experimentally how a simple network of identical synchronized nanomachines can give rise to out-of-sync, complex states“
“The findings experimentally demonstrate that even simple networks can lead to complexity, and this knowledge, in turn, may ultimately lead to new tools for controlling those networks. For example, by better understanding how heart cells or power grids display complexity in seemingly uniform networks, researchers may be able to develop new tools for pushing those networks back into rhythm.”
Complexity is more widespread than we think and how to welcome it is a major issue in the modern world. Let’s work towards this!
