Edge of Chaos Theory | Cellular Automata, Wolfram, & Psychology

Order vs Disorder, Jordan Peterson's Yin Yang analogy, & Stephen Wolfram's 4 classes of cellular automata are explored. The edge of chaos is the phase transition zone between order and disorder which is found across a broad range of complex systems. We discuss Norman Packard, Christopher Langton, John Beggs, Stuart Kauffman, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and M. Mitchell Waldrop. Wolfram's Rule 110 and John Conway's Game of Life, both Turing complete, make appearances.
0:00 Intro
0:59 Lambda & Wolfram's 4 Classes
3:32 Criticality, Avalanches, & John Beggs
4:44 Homework? More like FUNwork!
5:08 Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
5:35 Jordan Peterson (Yin-Yang)
9:39 M. Mitchell Waldrop's Complexity
Play with cellular automata here:
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David J. Eck, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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[@Tstorm731]

This is great. Keep up the great work.

[@Carlos.Explains]

Thank you Jason! Much appreciated.

[@Tstorm731]

@@Carlos.Explains I don’t know why you aren’t hitting your stride with the algorithm yet but if you keep it up, it’s gotta tip at some point. It’s weird how many views you’ve had on some of your videos without getting a that bump. I hope all is well with you. Btw, love the Oroboros on your logo. Have you ever engaged with Dr Ian Mcgilchrist’s material about the split brain? His book The Master and His Emissary hits on the physiological basis for the Lingham/yoni lecture that Jordan gave. For the short version (even if you’ve already read his book) search “RSA Animate the divided brain”. I’d love to hear your take on it.

[@Carlos.Explains]

​@@Tstorm731 Thanks a lot! Hoping over time I can figure this algorithm out. Not in a rush. :) Thanks for the recommendation. Just watched that video (linked below for folks). Incredible production, and I thought my stuff was dense! Will take a couple viewings for it all to soak in. It certainly rings true and seems related to the edge of chaos as well. As Mcgilchrist points out, it feels like there is in imbalance in the modern world. We need to balance the rational with the intuitive. Just added The Master and His Emissary to my reading list. Thanks again! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnfWaoqFZ6drq6s

[@Tstorm731]

@@Carlos.Explains I’m glad it struck a chord. I need to re-read it myself. I think it’s been about 8 years. It’s great seeing people put their hat in the arena. I’ve been trying to get the courage to start a channel myself. You have both inspired and intimidated me with the quality of your content. I hope all is well in your world.

[@Carlos.Explains]

​@@Tstorm731 Thanks! And you should man! Biggest thing is to just get started and not worry about what other people think. Gotta be willing to be a fool before you can be a master...

[@hexagon-multiverse]

Excellent video -- kept my attention. Fascinating how you reveal the harmony between the science & philosophy aspects.

[@ajsindri2]

This was exactly what I was looking for without knowing exactly what question to ask. Wonderful video. You should look up viral evolution. Viruses are pushed to the edge of chaos because the more mutations they can make, the faster they adapt to immunity. But just a little more, and they fall off the adaptive cliff into an error catastrophy. One strategy for anti viral drugs is to increase mutation rate to push them off this cliff.

[@thegreatdivinie]

I believe this has to be one of the greatest informational videos that has been created.. we would have to live in a sane world to recognize the value of it of course..

[@Carlos.Explains]

Wow @0xDivi, I really appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed it. 😁

[@mikemurrill01]

I love this topic, and it goes together so well with Emergence. Also, Jordan Peterson is a genius and he hits the yin yang spot on.

[@dragolov]

My favorite kind of things! Brilliant analogies! Respect and thank you!

[@PunmasterSTP]

I can't tell you how much I appreciated this video! Over the past several years I've investigated and dabbled with various simulations, and I've been trying to put my finger on many of the concepts and quirks I observed. Though I've run across a fair amount of the information in the video before, I definitely hadn't seen it all, and I also hadn't seen things tied together so expertly. This was an amazing, and inspirational, watch, and thanks again for making it!

[@Carlos.Explains]

Samter, thank you so much! I will certainly cover more on cellular automata in the future. =)

[@PunmasterSTP]

@@Carlos.Explains That's awesome! I'm sorry if I already brought this up somewhere, but have you heard of Lenia, developed by Bert Chan?

[@Carlos.Explains]

Hey again! Yes, I'm familiar with Lenia. Do you have any thoughts about it?

[@PunmasterSTP]

@@Carlos.Explains I'm glad to hear you are familiar with it! I got interested in Lenia primarily because I'm interested to see just how much complexity can arise from relatively simple systems. After coming across reaction-diffusion systems years ago and trying to code stuff up, I've seen some neat things but ultimately not that much complexity. Then I came across Lenia, and I was blown away by the "creatures" that managed to emerge. I'm wondering if using that kind of approach, with cellular automata and kernels instead of reactions and diffusion, would be more fruitful to get things to evolve. When I get some time I might try to tinker with Lenia and put the other stuff I had with Gray-Scott reaction-diffusion on the back burner...

[@pitcher0319]

This video was awesome. It is way too advanced for me but I hope to understand in a few years. Keep it up!

[@thegreatdivinie]

"Ability to selectively communicate information with complex structures in space-time"

[@Carlos.Explains]

Thanks for calling that out! I should have added that as on-screen text because I think it's critical.

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[@pinkerlittle3660]

Great Video makes sense of my life NOW on the Edge. Wish I had that stronger foundation though, for the firmly planted foot💁🏼‍♀️oh well .. it makes more sense to me now at least. Thanks 💜

[@loveistheonlything3626]

Your channel is a gem!

[@theashkone1530]

Keep up brother, you're a very geniune man and producer , thank you

[@AmisGG]

Great video!

[@Carlos.Explains]

Woohoo, thanks Amis!

[@TheAbyssGazedBack]

Thank you for the informative content. Is the goal here to find the marginal point of where a system turns? Is there a way mathematically to find where this point exists given a specific data set?

[@SoiBoi_Kelda1059]

11:05 that was a good one liner if ever there was one

[@jacek3544]

The thesis you cited applies perfectly to consciousness. I.e., that self-conscious systems, in order to develop most effectively, should be in a permanent state of doubt, because then they enter a perfect state of creation. In practice, this would mean that a scientist maximizes his cognitive effort when he is constantly changing his perspective on the problem he is working on. Consciousness as a complex self-regulating system that utilizes feedback loops would solve any complex scientific issue in the blink of an eye, with the help of constantly balancing chaos and order, wouldn't it?

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[@Carlos.Explains]

Thanks Jaxon! Sweet... aardvark?

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[@Carlos.Explains]

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[@atrocitasinterfector]

This is so cool, great channel, be sure to get Joscha Bach on sometime

[@Carlos.Explains]

Thank you! Haven't heard back from him after a couple emails... might have to try again when the channel has more subs. :)

[@michaelmilson7538]

Bruuhh I love joscha Bach. I’ve listened to his podcasts with lex Friedman too many times to count.

[@wearethefruitoftheuniverse]

Chaos creates pressure, pressure is alleviated by order. This dance goes both ways. Order returns to chaos with time and energy, chaos refilters all manners in which to alleviate chaos, ie us, knowers of 😇 and 👿

[@Carlos.Explains]

So poetic!

[@christhurman2350]

Love the concepts. Music is distracting and disconnected

[@Carlos.Explains]

Thanks Chris. Taking note on the music. If folks agree, please give his comment a thumbs up.

[@peterdennis6106]

More more more. More

[@Carlos.Explains]

Thanks Peter! I want to cover a lot more in the complexity space...

[@displayname6796]

10:51 That’s not what Anarchy means…

[@wearethefruitoftheuniverse]

Why is flow

[@mohammadrahmaty521]

in search of the architect!

[@jacktimber2198]

1:59_60_2:00

[@RobbieWallace-qg2yj]

I’m so confused like how is this even stuff I’m wayyy to confused of what’s he’s saying like I’m super confused?!?!

[@alexarviso6836]

Peter jordanson really? lol

[@mushyfooproductions]

Yeah that turned me off :/

[@Carlos.Explains]

@@mushyfooproductions and Alex, thanks for the feedback. I know he's polarizing, but I think he nails the yin/yang connection with order/chaos.

[@mushyfooproductions]

@@Carlos.Explains Appreciate the reply. My suggestion would be to caveat referencing him with a mention of why you think his contribution is valid - given that the main reason he's so polarising is because he loves weighing in on fields that he's not an expert in. Coming back to the video, he's clearly talking about psychology, his field. (granted I'm not an expert in complexity or in psychology, but) I'm not entirely sure, though, that translating so immediately between the quantitative sciences and psychology is appropriate without a bit more exploration. Either way, thanks for the video. Good to see complexity/systems dynamics being presented :)

[@Carlos.Explains]

@@mushyfooproductions Thanks for the reply. I have to weigh the value of bringing in a controversial figure versus a wide swath of viewers' aversion to said figure. I'm not interested in endorsing anyone, but rather extracting valuable ideas. Glad you enjoy the topic of complexity/systems dynamics! There will certainly be more videos coming in this domain. =)

[@ajsindri2]

@@Carlos.Explains I loved seeing jordan peterson in this video for the record. His book Maps of Meaning is all about how order and chaos relate psychologically.

[@destonlee2838]

I got here following links from hypercube/tesseract videos. Perfect.