Channel: Closer To Truth

Category: Education

Tags: complexitycomplex systemsemergencemathematicscloser to truthis emergence fundamentalrobert lawrence kuhngeorge f. r. ellis

Description: How critical is emergence in how the world works? Emergence happens when the behavior of composite things is more complex than the additive behaviors of all its constituent parts would suggest. Emergence is operating everywhere. Once you see the results of emergence, it's obvious. Before, it's impossible. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on emergence: bit.ly/3KEcLeI George Francis Rayner Ellis is the Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.