Digital twins (DTs) promise innovation for the marine renewable energy sector using modern
technological advances and the existing maritime knowledge frameworks. The DT is a …

This manuscript discusses the key characteristics of the Digital Ecosystems (DEs) model,
which, we argue, is particularly appropriate for connecting and orchestrating the many …

Abstract The Global Brain can be defined as the distributed intelligence emerging from all
human and technological agents as interacting via the Internet. It plays the role of a nervous …

This paper examines in how far Turchin's concept of metasystem transition, as the
evolutionary integration and control of individual systems, can be applied to the …

The concept of Singularity envisages a technology-driven explosion in intelligence. This
paper argues that the resulting superhuman intelligence will not be centralized in a single AI …

Artificial general intelligence is a field of research aiming to distil the principles of
intelligence that operate independently of a specific problem domain and utilise these …

This paper summarizes and reviews Chemical Organization Theory (COT), a formalism for
the analysis of complex, self-organizing systems across multiple disciplines. Its elements are …

Despite hundreds of definitions, no consensus exists on a definition of life or on the closely
related and problematic definitions of the organism and death. These problems retard …

A new conceptual framework is proposed to situate and integrate the parallel theories of
Turchin, Powers, Campbell and Simon. A system is defined as a constraint on variety. This …

Paradox may be the ground zero for disciplined speculation that forces individuals,
organizations and societies to challenge normality and existing mental frames. Paradox can …