At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
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"At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity" is a popular science book by Stuart Kauffman that explores how principles of self-organization and complexity can explain the emergence of order and life in the universe.
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book
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popular science book ⓘ |
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provide a scientific framework for understanding the emergence of life
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show that order can arise without external design ⓘ |
| author | Stuart Kauffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| discusses |
NK models of fitness landscapes
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phase transitions in complex systems ⓘ the edge of chaos in evolutionary dynamics ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
that selection is not the only source of biological order
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the creative role of complex networks in evolution ⓘ |
| explores |
how complex systems can spontaneously generate order
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laws that may govern self-organization in the universe ⓘ the relationship between evolution and complexity ⓘ the role of networks in the origin of life ⓘ |
| field |
complex systems
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origin-of-life studies ⓘ theoretical biology ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | life is a natural and probable outcome of the universe's laws ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
complexity science
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evolutionary biology ⓘ nonlinear dynamics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainThesis | principles of self-organization and complexity help explain the emergence of order and life in the universe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing that life is an expected outcome of complex chemical networks
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popularizing ideas about self-organization in biology ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
autocatalytic sets
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self-organized criticality in biological systems ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
complexity theory
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emergence ⓘ evolution ⓘ order in nature ⓘ origin of life ⓘ self-organization ⓘ systems biology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in science
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students of complexity theory ⓘ |
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Stuart Kauffman
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At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
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