What is Complexity?
Bill Griffin
April 16, 2008
Abstract: This is the title of a 2002 article by
Christoph Adami in BioEssays. Adami discusses the quantitative
interpretation of complexity from an information-theoretic perspective as it
applies to data sequences, and its possible relevance to biological
processes. Bill will lead the group in a discussion of how Adami ties the
notion of structural complexity (i.e., data structures) to computational
models of evolution and variability in physical complexity, and what that
means for complexity scientists.
Readings for this Discussion:
What is Complexity (.pdf)
Time and location:
Wednesday, April 16 2008
11:45 – 1:00 pm
Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
ISTB-1, Room 401
