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James B. Glattfelder: Who controls the world?

James Glattfelder studies complexity: how an interconnected system -- say, a swarm of birds -- is more than the sum of its parts. And complexity theory, it turns out, can reveal a lot about how the economy works. Glattfelder shares a groundbreaking study of how control flows through the global economy, and how concentration of power in the hands of a shockingly small number leaves us all vulnerable. (Filmed at TEDxZurich.)
Christophe CESETTI's curator insight, February 17, 2013 3:52 PM

more here about who control the world http://pear.ly/59Zn

Raphael Souchier's curator insight, February 18, 2013 7:38 AM

0,024% of TransNational Corporations (146 of them) control 40% of all TNC's value. "Too connected to fail"? The science of Complexity may help us understand how this emerging system works and where this leads us.

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Simple 3-D grid structure underlying complexity of primate brain

Simple 3-D grid structure underlying complexity of primate brain | Science News | Scoop.it
How do you build a brain? Scientists how present a surprising answer, reporting their discovery of a remarkably simple organizational structure in the brains of humans and other primates.
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Do You Have Be Ugly to Hear Well? – Owls and Body Plan Symmetry

Do You Have Be Ugly to Hear Well? – Owls and Body Plan Symmetry | Science News | Scoop.it
Paradox alert – the most complex organisms in nature are the best at reducing complexity. How is that? Nature tends toward symmetry through evolution. Lower organisms do not to have much symmetry, while more complex organisms usually have a symmetric body plan.
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