Physics, Complexity, Gravity and the Universe - Humans at Home in Their Habitat

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Physics is much about the nature of things in this realm we live. In this dimension there are laws and those laws as far as we can see seem to be consistent throughout our universe, perhaps everywhere for all we know. Thus, a bit of philosophy is in order to comprehend the order of things.

Perhaps, you have heard of Murphy's Law, well there is a good amount of reality behind complex systems, mathematically speaking, they more things you have running the more chances of one of them breaking. And maybe you have heard the thought that; simplicity breeds complexity, which in observation seems to be very true to our realm. To help illustrate these points and other topics which intersect this concept; I'd like to recommend this book;

"At Home in the Universe - the search for the laws of self-organization and complexity" by Stuart Kauffman. 1995

If you are looking for a book that takes all the observations, natural laws and known science and then poses the question and looks for the ultimate answers in complexity, chaos and natural self-organization from atoms and molecules to complex bio-systems and planetary systems. The author makes some great points in the book and takes the reader into deep thought.

The author considers snowflakes, oil on water, DNA, evolution, corporations, politics, government, and "the rise and fall of great civilizations." Kaufman also wrote the book; "the origin of order." This book also ponders the future of the human race and the future of Globalization, as the forward progression of mankind continues.

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Complexity - What Is It and Why is the Subject So Complex?

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Have you ever wondered why such simple projects turn into such major events? Or why when you are planning with a group, the criteria for organizing an event just keeps growing and growing? Well, we know that our government bureaucracy continues to grow, and the number of laws we have on the books do too - and let's not even start talking about our tax code. But have you ever asked yourself why all the complexity in the world?

Why do things evolve from the simplicity to complexity, all the while seemingly on the verge of chaos? Well, these things have baffled historians, lawyers, philosophers, and even mathematicians for ages - even to this day - when someone thinks they have it all documented, figured out, and under control, it just keeps growing more complex.

It's almost as if it follows the third law of thermodynamics - well does it? Perhaps, but you'd be surprised to learn all that goes on behind the scenes in trying to prove or disprove this. In fact, I'd like to recommend a very good book on this topic. One I often use as a reference when doing my online article writing. The name of the book is:

"Complexity - The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos" by M. Mitchell Waldrop, Touchstone Publishers, a Division of Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, (1992), pages 380, ISBN: 0-671-87234-6.

This is the same author who wrote a book called "Chaos" and how fitting that this book is having to deal with complexity. Although written well before the information age got into full swing, this is a great book both; from a philosophical perspective as well as a scientific perspective. Many believe that one day Super Computers can figure out the future, tell us of the past, thus, in a way transcending time; I myself tend to believe this - but can it actually be so you wonder.

Perhaps, yes, perhaps it might be a potential future eventuality. So, why not learn more about the reality of complexity, the complexity that surrounds us every day, everywhere we go, and is omnipresent regardless of our awareness of that reality. If you have any thoughts on this topic, or you'd like to discuss this book with me, shoot me an email. In the meanwhile, please consider all this and think on the complexity of life, systems, economics, physics, cosmology, chemistry, earth science, weather, society, and predicting the present future.

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