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Systems science applied to the domains that need it most — and the occasional essay on what rigorous thinking actually looks like.
From the archive
What is Systems Science?
2023Overview of systems science as a meta-discipline examining patterns across systems of all types.
The Value of Cryptoeconomic Systems
2024Why cryptoeconomic systems are uniquely valuable for systems science — permissionless, transparent, open-source, and programmable.
Notes on Protocol Labs
2025How a token-powered innovation network bridged the gap between basic research and applied science — and what it means for systems science.
Humanistic Systems Research
2024Bertalanffy's vision of systems research that centers human individuals rather than technological efficiency.
Comparing Methods in Systems Research
2024Comparing the empirical and deductive approaches to theoretical systems science.
Why "Complexity" Science is Poorly Named
2024Evaluating a Santa Fe Institute co-founder's critiques of Complexity Science.
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