Are there universal laws of life and can we find them? Is there a physics of society, of ecology, of evolution? Join us for six episodes of thought-provoking insights on the physics of life and its profound implications on our understanding of the universe. In this season of the Santa Fe Institute’s Complexity podcast’s relaunch, we talk to researchers who have been exploring these questions and more through the lens of complexity science. Subscribe now and be part of the exploration!
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episode 5: How human history shapes scientific inquiry
Guests:
- David Krakauer, President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute
- Sean Carroll, External Professor and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University
Hosts: Abha Eli Phoboo & Chris Kempes
Producer: Katherine Moncure
Podcast theme music by: Mitch Mignano
Additional sound credits: Digifishmusic, Trundlefly, Greenvwbeetle, Miksmusic, Brewlabboffin
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SFI programs: Education
Complexity Explorer:
- Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 1 | David Krakauer
- Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 2 | David Krakauer
- Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 3 | David Krakauer
- Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 4 | David Krakauer
- Complexity Explorer Lecture: David Krakauer • What is Complexity?
Books:
- Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology by Gregory Radick
- Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll
- Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight: The Evolving Idea of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, 1984-2019 Edited by David Krakauer
Talks:
- The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics Sean Carroll
Papers & Articles:
- “The Multiple Paths to Multiple Life,” in Journal of Molecular Evolution (July 12, 2021), doi.org/10.1007/s00239-021-10016-2