Is the scientific method really the best approach to learning about the world? A new paper in Collective Intelligence applies the scientific method to itself, finding that some common strategies that ...

SFI External Professor Santiago Elena has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, joining 62 other fellows in the class of 2026, each selected for their contributions in the ...

A new study in PNAS introduces a mathematical model that quantifies how different systems, from cells to organizations, ...

Whenever an authority has influence over a population — be it a social media platform moderating user comments, a government imposing laws on its citizens, or an employer placing restrictions on ...

A century ago, the section of U.S. federal law governing public health and welfare was relatively small and loosely connected ...

The Economy as an Evolving Complex System IV, published by the SFI Press in February 2026, is the latest in a series originally launched nearly four decades ago to rethink economics through the lens ...

A new study in PNAS introduces a mathematical model that quantifies how different systems, from cells to organizations, diversify and specialize as they grow. The study finds that while systems vary ...

This event is closed to the public. Social systems change in unpredictable ways, particularly when power in them becomes power over them. This affects outcomes for collective behavior, collective ...

This event is closed to the public. Abstract: All human thought and behavior unfold within social networks. The cognitive demands of cultivating and navigating social networks made up of many varied ...

The Debate Over Intelligence (and Stupidity) in AI’s Large Language Models ...