The amino acid sequence of a protein affects both its structure and its function. Thus, the
ability to modify the sequence, and hence the structure and activity, of individual proteins in …

How do technologies develop? This study proposes the theory of technological parasitism
that is based on the idea that parasite-host relationships between technologies and …

Novelties are part of our daily lives. We constantly adopt new technologies, conceive new
ideas, meet new people, and experiment with new situations. Occasionally, we as individual …

How to measure the evolution of technology in order to predict innovations that grow
rapidly? This study suggests a new perspective based on the theory of technological …

This paper here proposes a theory of classification and evolution of technology based on
taxonomic characteristic of interaction between technologies that is an under-studied field of …

Novelties are a familiar part of daily life. They are also fundamental to the evolution of
biological systems, human society and technology. By opening new possibilities, one …

This study here categorizes innovations considering the taxonomic characteristics of
interaction between technologies in complex systems. The proposed classification, in a …

Identifying the determinants of cumulative cultural evolution is a key issue in the
interdisciplinary field of cultural evolution. A widely held view is that large and well …

The structure of communication networks is an important determinant of the capacity of
teams, organizations and societies to solve policy, business and science problems. Yet …

Hierarchy seems to pervade complexity in both living and artificial systems. Despite its
relevance, no general theory that captures all features of hierarchy and its origins has been …