About

In Greek mythology, the halcyon bird calmed the winter seas to nest on open water. The name came to mean peace and prosperity. Halcyonic Systems aims to calm the chaotic waters of systems science — making them navigable for transdisciplinary researchers.

I'm Shingai Thornton. I've been immersed in the systems science community for five years and am defending my M.S. thesis in Systems Science at Binghamton in Spring 2026. Before that, I've been researching blockchains, cryptoeconomics, and political economy since 2012.

Halcyonic Systems is where this work comes together — tools and research applying formal systems science to these domains.