The universe can create complexity, but with great difficulty, and complexity appears in pockets where 'Goldilocks conditions' exist—conditions that are not too hot, not too cold, but just right for the creation of complexity.

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the answer seems to be, the universe can create complexity, but with great difficulty. In pockets, there appear what my colleague, Fred Spier, calls "Goldilocks conditions"

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The history of our world in 18 minutes | David Christian | TEDTED
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:10:42 PM

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