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Simplifying Complexity

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About the show

Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show, we explore the key concepts of complexity science with expert minds from around the world. Each episode focuses on an interview where we break down a specific concept in detail.

Latest episodes

  • The final episode of Simplifying Complexity

    August 18, 2025 · 4 min

    After almost three years of deep discussions with world-renowned experts to try to understand the underlying principles of the most complex systems in our universe, this is the final episode of Simplifying Complexity. However, we’re…

  • In conversation with Dave Snowden

    August 4, 2025 · 54 min

    Dave Snowden is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of The Cynefin Company. The Cynefin Company is an action research and development hub that uses complexity science principles to provide organisations with better tools and…

  • Exploring societal collapse - Part 2

    July 21, 2025 · 28 min

    This is part two of our discussion with Marten Scheffer about societal collapse. Marten Scheffer is a Professor at Wageningen University and Research Centre and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. In this episode, Marten…

  • Exploring societal collapse - Part 1

    July 7, 2025 · 31 min

    Throughout history, we’ve seen societies rise and dramatically fall, but why?  In this episode, Marten Scheffer, a Professor at Wageningen University and Research Centre and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, explains how…

  • In conversation with Jim Rutt

    June 23, 2025 · 49 min

    Jim Rutt is the Host of The Jim Rutt Show podcast, former Chair of the Santa Fe Institute, Co-founder of the GameB Social Change Movement, and “Retired Business Dude” after a long career as a businessman in the tech industry. In this…

  • Assembly theory with Lee Cronin - Part 2

    June 9, 2025 · 40 min

    This is part two of our discussion with Lee Cronin on Assembly Theory. Lee Cronin is Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow and the Founder & CEO of Chemify.  In this episode, Lee explains how assembly theory can…

  • Assembly theory with Lee Cronin - Part 1

    May 26, 2025 · 35 min

    In 2023, a highly controversial paper titled ‘Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution’ was released to the world. In today’s episode, we’re chatting to one of the its authors, Lee Cronin, Regius Professor of…

  • What can physics tell us about the brain? - Part 2

    May 12, 2025 · 31 min

    In the last episode, Christopher Lynn, Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale University, discussed how we can better understand brain function and consciousness using statistical mechanics and information theory. In this episode…