Simplifying Complexity podcast

Simplifying Complexity

Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show, we explore the key concepts of complexity science with expert minds from around the world. Each episode focuses on an interview where we break down a specific concept in detail.

Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show, we explore the key concepts of complexity science with expert minds from around the world. Each episode focuses on an interview where we break down a specific concept in detail.

 

#66

Nicholas Gruen vs Rory Sutherland

Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK, and Nicholas Gruen, CEO of Lateral Economics,... more

14 Apr 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:36

14 Apr 2025


#65

How cultural evolution shapes us - Part 2

In the last episode, Paul Smaldino, Professor of Cognitive and Information Sciences at the... more

31 Mar 2025

37 MINS

37:48

31 Mar 2025


#64

How cultural evolution shapes us - Part 1

We all know that we are shaped by evolution, but we're also shaped by cultural evolution. ... more

17 Mar 2025

33 MINS

33:42

17 Mar 2025


#63

What is your country good at?

Ricardo Hausmann is the Founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik H... more

03 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:54

03 Mar 2025


#62

Do you have free will? - Part 2

In the last episode, Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at T... more

17 Feb 2025

53 MINS

53:23

17 Feb 2025


#61

Do you have free will? - Part 1

In this episode, Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trini... more

03 Feb 2025

33 MINS

33:35

03 Feb 2025


#60

Law and complexity science

Today we're joined by Michal Shur-Ofry, Associate Professor at the Hebrew University of Je... more

20 Jan 2025

43 MINS

43:39

20 Jan 2025


#59

The scientist who made the digital world possible - Part 2

In the last episode, Jimmy Soni introduced Dr Claude Shannon, whose work laid the foundati... more

06 Jan 2025

37 MINS

37:35

06 Jan 2025


#58

The scientist who made the digital world possible - Part 1

Dr Claude Shannon is one of the most influential scientists you’ve likely never hear... more

23 Dec 2024

31 MINS

31:33

23 Dec 2024


#57

The dynamics of financial instability

Steve Keen is an Economist and Honorary Professor at University College London and is curr... more

09 Dec 2024

48 MINS

48:09

09 Dec 2024


#56

The brain as a complex system

How does the brain actually work? In this episode, Christopher Lynn, Assistant Professor o... more

25 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:08

25 Nov 2024


#55

The diets of half-a-billion-year-old species

In our last two episodes with Professor Jennifer Dunne, the Vice President for Science at ... more

11 Nov 2024

42 MINS

42:21

11 Nov 2024


#54

Four pieces of music

Today we're joined again by Dmitri Tymoczko, Professor of Music at Princeton University. L... more

28 Oct 2024

48 MINS

48:53

28 Oct 2024


#53

How curiosity works

Today we’re joined by Dani S. Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of ... more

14 Oct 2024

43 MINS

43:54

14 Oct 2024


#52

Understanding Cities - Part 2

In our last episode, Professor Michael Batty from The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial... more

30 Sep 2024

38 MINS

38:15

30 Sep 2024


#51

Understanding Cities - Part 1

In this episode, we’re joined by Michael Batty, Bartlett Professor of Planning at Universi... more

16 Sep 2024

29 MINS

29:08

16 Sep 2024


#50

In conversation with Jason Fried

Jason Fried is the Co-founder and CEO of 37signals, the software development firm behind B... more

02 Sep 2024

46 MINS

46:02

02 Sep 2024


#49

Food webs, humans and cod - Part 2

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Professor Jennifer Dunne, the Vice Pres... more

19 Aug 2024

41 MINS

41:02

19 Aug 2024


#48

Food webs, humans and cod - Part 1

In this episode, Professor Jennifer Dunne, the Vice President for Science at the Santa Fe ... more

05 Aug 2024

34 MINS

34:54

05 Aug 2024


#47

Stereotypes and crime

We're joined again by Rajiv Sethi, Professor of Economics at Barnard College at Columbia U... more

22 Jul 2024

40 MINS

40:31

22 Jul 2024


#46

The city of the future

What will the city of the future be like? To explore the future of our cities, we’re joine... more

08 Jul 2024

37 MINS

37:31

08 Jul 2024


#45

Governing the power grid

In today’s episode, we’re once again joined by Seth Blumsack, Professor of Energy Policy a... more

24 Jun 2024

33 MINS

33:13

24 Jun 2024


#44

What makes music sound ‘good’?

Today we're once again joined by Dmitri Tymoczko, Professor of Music at Princeton Universi... more

10 Jun 2024

41 MINS

41:10

10 Jun 2024


#43

A puzzle, a problem, and a mess

Gerald Ashley is the Co-founder and Managing Director of St Mawgan & Co, a London-based st... more

27 May 2024

41 MINS

41:35

27 May 2024


#42

Is complexity economics the answer?

Nicholas Gruen is the CEO of Lateral Economics, Patron of the Australian Digital Alliance,... more

13 May 2024

48 MINS

48:03

13 May 2024


#41

Making sense of chaos with Doyne Farmer

J. Doyne Farmer is Director of the Complexity Economics programme at the Institute for New... more

29 Apr 2024

39 MINS

39:15

29 Apr 2024