Phil Anderson, a Nobel Prize winner and one of the founders of the Santa Fe Institute, wrote a foundational paper called 'More is Different' which addresses the concept of emergence—how problem-solving matter produces or contends with emergence—and understanding emergence is crucial for addressing contemporary world problems.

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David Krakow

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the person I think who is most insightful on that topic was one of the founders of the Santa Fe Institute and that's Phil Anderson who won the Nobel Prize and condensed metaphysics in this paper that he wrote called more is different so somehow problem solving matter produces or contends with this idea of emergence

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Part One: Complex WorldSanta Fe Institute
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:52:22 PM

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