Episodes
#20 — Complexity Measure Domains, AD NOXA Paradox, Emergent Behavior Analysis
An overview of extending complexity measures, the AD NOXA paradox's impact on extinction, and new analytical methods for emergent behavior and cellular automata.
#19 — At the Intersections — August 29, 2026
On classifying quasars without spectra, evolutionary conflict between fetal cells, and the link between thought disorder and social functioning.
#18 — Pakistan Higher Ed System, Checkland's dualism, Open University STiP
On applying General System Theory to analyze Pakistan's Higher Education System and other recent developments in systems thinking and complexity science.
#17 — At the Intersections — August 15, 2026
On delivering care through mobile outreach, assessing chronic disease support, and predicting health app engagement, plus new frameworks for psychiatry and fluid dynamics.
#16 — Re-evaluating innovation with systems thinking
On the shift toward using a systems approach to understand innovation, consolidating ideas from multiple disciplines to help design more effective processes.
#15 — Morin's complexity framework, CAS and Vitology, Eco3S simulation
On using Edgar Morin's distinction between restricted and general complexity to develop a framework for more reflexive and ethical systems practice.
#14 — At the Intersections — August 1, 2026
On new universal screening guidelines for hepatitis B, and the genetic and neurological pathways associated with schizophrenia.
#13 — Hybrid image encryption proposed, learning environment as complex system
On a new hybrid image encryption system using quantum and chaos theory, plus applications of systems thinking to education, leadership, and organizational strategy.
#12 — At the Intersections — July 25, 2026
Exploring links between brain complexity and psychosis, neural signals in mental illness, seizure screening, and student help-seeking after gender-based violence.
#11 — CAS self-correction concept, AutoLabs chemical AI, ARBT theory
A new conceptual framework for self-correction in complex adaptive systems draws on cybernetics and control theory to establish a domain-independent foundation.
#10 — At the Intersections — July 18, 2026
On using biological and technological signals—from children's brainwaves to AI text—to understand health outcomes and approaches to learning.
#9 — Transhumance systems integration, AMOC boundary crisis, chaotic transients
On integrating social and ecological components of transhumance, boundary crises in ocean circulation, and a new principle for self-organization in complex systems.
#8 — At the Intersections — July 11, 2026
On the connections between tools and human action, covering technological improvisation, online identity, carbon abatement's financial impact, and terrorism.
#7 — Belief as structural system, CAS self-correction, AI failure propagation
On belief as a structural system that organizes society, the conditions for self-correction in complex systems, and how AI failures can propagate and escalate.
#6 — At the Intersections — July 4, 2026
Applying a systems perspective to understand constraints in professional training, neural coordination between partners, and classification in astronomy and psychology.
#5 — Digital twins: cyber-social infrastructure, new Koopman framework
On the evolution of digital twins into decision infrastructures, alongside developments in nonlinear dynamics, multi-robot systems, and systems thinking.
#4 — At the Intersections — June 27, 2026
An examination of the clinical, social, and structural barriers to HIV prevention for women, alongside research into healthcare equity and neurodegeneration.
#3 — Morphogenesis-Emergence-Adaptation model, Dynamical systems modeling, Complex network modeling
An overview of theoretical models for complex systems, including how neuronal morphogenesis may generate adaptive behavior and how simulations model social contracts.
#2 — At the Intersections — June 20, 2026
A review of inconsistent definitions of 'coercion' in public health, plus findings on EdTech evaluation, hepatitis C, brain science, and cosmic molecules.
#1 — At the Intersections — June 13, 2026
New research uses modeling to project the financial impact of hailstorms, the health effects of workplace autonomy, and outcomes in medicine and psychology.
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At the Intersections — latest issue
Welcome to this week’s issue of At the Intersections, tracking patterns across distinct fields of inquiry. This collection connects investigations into how light signals from deep space are categorized, how generations of cells interact and