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Start here — our vision in 2 minutes. A short animation for what this is all about — no background needed.

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https://pchvykov.github.io/cscsc/

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Complexity science: the study of how simple parts can do smart things together without anyone in charge – from proteins, to organisms, to societies and minds.

CSCSC asks what this rigorous science of self-organization can learn from — and offer back to — contemplative traditions.

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Our Language defines how we think.

Best place to start learning: look through this map of terms we curated. The terms that feel unfamiliar are your personalized map of what to learn to dive into the dialogue.

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🗺️ Choose your path 🗺️

However much time you've got, there's a way in. Every path below has a 5-minute spark, an afternoon, and a weekend deep-dive — pick your depth and dive. 🤿

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New to complexity?

Intro or deepen into the profound insights of complex systems science – through videos, interactive animations and further reading

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Why contemplation?

The trouble with the common scientific episteme – and how rigorously engaging it forces us to look beyond.

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Dive deeper into concrete references, readings and videos best representing what we're doing and thinking about.

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A bit more about our vision — two ways in, pick your depth:

🎤 Conference talk · 12 min

An accessible overview of how complexity science meets Eastern philosophy — the gentler entry point. Pairs with our accompanying Psyche magazine publication.

Eastern Philosophy and Complexity Science · Pavel Chvykov

Eastern Philosophy and Complexity Science · Pavel Chvykov

🎙️ Podcast · 58 min

A deeper, more technical conversation with Francis Heylighen — consciousness, autopoiesis, cybernetics and phenomenology, right in the space of questions we sit with.

Francis Heylighen - Science and Contemplation (Ep. 1)

Francis Heylighen - Science and Contemplation (Ep. 1)

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