Notes on Complexity

De: Neil Theise

Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith

An electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave, that explains the interconnectedness of all things and that Deepak Chopra says, “will change the way you understand yourself and the universe.

Nothing in the universe is more complex than life. Throughout the skies, in oceans, and across lands, life is endlessly on the move. In its myriad forms—from cells to human beings, social structures, and ecosystems—life is open-ended, evolving, unpredictable, yet adaptive and self-sustaining. Complexity theory addresses the mysteries that animate science, philosophy, and metaphysics: how this teeming array of existence, from the infinitesimal to the infinite, is in fact a seamless living whole and what our place, as conscious beings, is within it. Physician, scientist, and philosopher Neil Theise makes accessible this “theory of being,” one of the pillars of modern science, and its holistic view of human existence. He notes the surprising underlying connections within a universe that is itself one vast complex system—between ant colonies and the growth of forests, cancer and economic bubbles, murmurations of starlings and crowds walking down the street.

The implications of complexity theory are profound, providing insight into everything from the permeable boundaries of our bodies to the nature of consciousness. Notes on Complexity is an invitation to trade our limited, individualistic view for the expansive perspective of a universe that is dynamic, cohesive, and alive—a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Theise takes us to the exhilarating frontiers of human knowledge and in the process restores wonder and meaning to our experience of the everyday.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“Mind-blowing . . . [There is] a very small amount of people we’ve interviewed who seem to be able to see the entire world in all of its complexity, in one view . . . . Neil might have his arms around perhaps as much of the big picture as one can get their arms around.”—Dax Shepard, Armchair Expert Podcast

“Lucid and accessible . . . This slender work offers a compelling retreat into the exhilarating and oddly reassuring world of complexity.”—Washington Post

“This is an extraordinary book that will change the way you understand yourself and the universe. It will empower you. We should all be indebted to Neil Theise for this monumental contribution to the science behind all reality.”—Deepak Chopra

 The perspective I have been looking for to bring together science, philosophy, and spirituality.

Easy to read/listen to and understand. Not an easy task, considering the subject matter. Many thanks to the author.

Hopeful conclusion

I enjoyed the concepts and how they were broken down and woven together through different cultural lenses.

I didn’t like the repeated question of being brought back to “the hard question of consciousness” because the author was very comfortable with the term awareness and didn’t see awareness as a “hard question,” yet admitted in the beginning of the book the interchangeable nature of these and similar terms.

Mind expanding!

The second half of this book required concentration for me - I think I had to listen at least 3 times before I could really follow along! But a very hopeful message for humanity, in my judgment. Great book!

Well woven scientific and non-scientific perspectives

A full-bodied little book that expresses some really beautiful truths and displays them both analytically and poetically.

Theory of everything so well-explained!

This book. As a non-scientist spiritual-sciency seeker - curious about meaning and - this is the closest I’ve felt to the Truth of our reality. I’ve gifted a few copies and keep referring to it. I enjoyed reading this book as much as listening to it…and it’s a great listen!