MIT researchers have developed a new framework for designing complex systems that incorporates uncertainty, potentially ...

Designing a complex electronic device like a delivery drone involves juggling many choices, such as selecting motors and ...

In fields ranging from immunology and ecology to economics and thermodynamics, multi-scale complex systems are ubiquitous. They are also notoriously difficult to model. Conventional approaches take ...

By Mackenzie Devereux Dr. Irene Fonseca’s research has far-reaching applications, including improving airflow models in aircraft designs. Courtesy of Bao Menglong via Unsplash From the intricate ...

A new AI framework improves how complex systems with unequal decision-makers like smart grids – traffic networks, and autonomous vehicles – are managed. Unlike traditional models that assume equal ...

C.S. Holling first introduced the concept of the adaptive cycle in 1986 to describe cycles of change in ecosystems. Movement through these phases is not rigid or predetermined. In the front part of ...

Scientists point out that a coherent approach to understanding the threats posed by artificial intelligence is still elusive. They call for a complex systems perspective to better assess and mitigate ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A few centuries ago, the swirling polychromatic chaos of Jupiter’s atmosphere spawned the immense vortex that we call the Great Red Spot ...