In his book “The Complex World,” Krakauer explores how complexity science developed, from its early roots to the four pillars that now define it—entropy, evolution, dynamics and computation.

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Brain Inspired

David Krakauer reflects on the foundations and future of complexity science

In his book “The Complex World,” Krakauer explores how complexity science developed, from its early roots to the four pillars that now define it—entropy, evolution, dynamics and computation.

By Paul Middlebrooks

14 January 2025 | 106 min listen

Spectrum

By Jill Adams

14 January 2025

2 min read

Research image showing white matter volume in a child with Angelman syndrome compared with a child without the condition.

White-matter changes; lipids and neuronal migration; dementia

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 13 January.

Spectrum

White-matter changes; lipids and neuronal migration; dementia

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 13 January.

By Jill Adams

14 January 2025 | 2 min read

Sleep

By Shaena Montanari

13 January 2025

5 min read

Fleeting sleep interruptions may help brain reset

Brief, seconds-long microarousals during deep sleep “ride on the wave” of locus coeruleus activity in mice and correlate with periods of waste clearing and memory consolidation, new research suggests.

Sleep

Fleeting sleep interruptions may help brain reset

By Shaena Montanari

13 January 2025 | 5 min read