In the last few decades, the number of published papers that include search terms such as
thermodynamics, entropy, ecology, and ecosystems has grown rapidly. Recently …

In this paper I use the example set by Prof. Jan Szargut as point of reference for a brief look
at the current state of thermodynamics—the doctrine, its reach and importance. I start with …

The chronic growth of networked complexities in today's world, now require highly efficient
evolvable systems. However, diverse open issues and inabilities are facing urban planning …

We propose to use a Gibbs free energy function as a measure of the human brain
development. We adopt this approach to the development of the human brain over the …

Time-symmetry breaking bifurcations cause an open system to generate complex
structures/patterns, prompting the study of far-from-equilibrium and nonlinear …

Synergy is defined as an interaction giving rise to a whole that is greater than the simple
sum of its parts. Here I explore empirically some thermodynamic properties of phenomena …

Computer experiments that mirror the evolutionary dynamics of sexual and asexual
organisms as they occur in nature were used to test features proposed to explain the …

Abstract WD Hamilton's Inclusive Fitness Theory explains the conditions that favor the
emergence and maintenance of social cooperation. Today we know that these include direct …

Inspired by Adam Smith and Friedrich Hayek, economists promoting free markets postulate
the existence of invisible forces that drive economic growth. Simulations with Sociodynamica …

Based on what we know about the thermodynamics of synergy, we explored the relationship
between countries' sociocultural order (negentropy), as estimated by their constitutions …