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At its heart is the discovery of the order that lies deep within the most complex of systems, from the origin of life, to the workings of giant corporations, to the rise and fall of great civilizations. And more than anyone else, this revolution is the work of one man, Stuart Kauffman, a MacArthur Fellow and visionary pioneer of the new science of complexity. Now, in At Home in the Universe, Kauffman brilliantly weaves together the excitement of intellectual discovery and a fertile mix of insights to give the general reader a fascinating look at this new science - and at the forces for order that lie at the edge of chaos.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50032018456849,"sku":"CIN0195095995G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50514649612561,"sku":"GOR005777706","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51469083541777,"sku":"CIN0195095995VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52108503744785,"sku":"GOR003333316","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0195095995.jpg?v=1750779877"},{"product_id":"humanity-in-a-creative-universe-book-stuart-a-kauffman-9780199390458","title":"Humanity in a Creative Universe","description":"In the hard sciences, which can often feel out of grasp for many lay readers, there are \"great thinkers\" who go far beyond the equations, formulas, and research. 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Best known for his philosophy of evolutionary biology, Kauffman coined the term \"prestatability\" to call into question whether science can ever accurately and precisely predict the future development of biological features in organisms. As evidenced by the title's mention of creativity, the book refreshingly argues that our preoccupation to explain all things with scientific law has deadened our creative natures. In this fascinating read, Kauffman concludes that the development of life on earth is not entirely predictable, because no theory could ever fully account for the limitless variations of evolution. 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