The recent discussion about the advances in the field of complexity science and Owen's question about a sound basis for discussions about complex systems caused me to think about the current state of the field and its literature. Perhaps a definite book is missing. Won't it be an interesting endeavour to write one ? Perhaps with Stephen as an editor ? A FRIAM book about Agent-Based Modeling, Complex Systems, Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation and Swarm Intelligence ? It could cover for instance complex networks, complex adaptive systems, basic agent-based models, edge of chaos, frozen accidents, path dependence, self-organization, types and forms of emergence, swarm intelligence,..
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