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Warren Weaver and Complexity Theory

Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone by Kyren Burns

Nov 26, 201400:01:24Education

In 1948, Warren Weaver identified what he called complex systems. These are systems where individual parts act independently of each other, while still following a set of simple rules.

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Warren Weaver and Complexity Theory is an episode from Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone by Kyren Burns. In 1948, Warren Weaver identified what he called complex systems. These are systems where individual parts act independently of each o...

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Published Nov 26, 2014 and 00:01:24 long