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Aug 8
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Emergence Explained with David Krakauer

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What is life? What is intelligence? What is… complexity? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly learn how complexity science, chaos theory, and emergence help us understand our place in the universe with David Krakauer, president of the Santa Fe Institute. 
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