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More Is Different

in Papers That Linger by Daniel Cortez

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More Is Different on “Papers That Linger”, a list by Daniel Cortez on TheLysts.

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Year
1972
Field
Physics / complex systems
One-line gist
At each level of complexity, new rules emerge; you can’t fully predict a flock from just knowing one bird.
Why this stuck
Explains why an air traffic system is more than a pile of planes and procedures—emergent weirdness is baked in.
Commitment level
Conceptual and short; good layover reading.

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