The formal study of how complex systems—whether biological, social, or technological—exhibit cognitive properties like learning, memory, and anticipation. It asks: Does a forest ecosystem with its nutrient cycles and species interactions "remember" a drought? Does the global financial network "anticipate" a crisis? This field uses tools from cybernetics and information theory to measure how systems process information about their environment to ensure survival.
Example: "Her thesis on dynamic-complex systems cognition argued that the planet's climate system has a form of memory. The oceanic heat cycles and atmospheric patterns don't just react; they carry forward the imprints of past volcanic eruptions or carbon spikes, influencing future states in a way that looks eerily like learning from experience."
by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026
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