The Triangle’s life sciences sector is in the midst of one of the most significant growth waves in its history. But as the ...

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

In The Complex World, the newest book from the SFI Press, SFI President David C. Krakauer offers readers a concise and comprehensive overview of complexity science, following its roots from the ...

[Vienna, May 6 2024] — In collaboration with its partner universities, the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) is launching the Digital Innovation School in Vienna, Austria. Starting in the fall, the Digital ...

I woke up this morning, brushed my teeth and hurried downstairs. When I opened up the fridge and looked inside, I found myself in a bit of a grumble. Empty, again. Frustrated, I went out to the dining ...

Many people—including world and national leaders—seem to think of the world in atomistic terms: like a clock, they can take a simplistic action to manipulate one component. But this attitude ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Thomas Merritt receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. Allie Hutchings does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Like most neuroscientists my professional life has been focused on the “easy problem” of consciousness—exploring experimental relationships between brain and mind activity, the so-called consciousness ...

Assembly Theory is a way to understand how the complexity of life emerged through a mechanism of “self-assembly.” It could explain how life formed on Earth—or other planets—via the shortest path to ...