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In this essay, Joyce ten Holter and I argue that the amazing complexity of the world in which we live need not be a source of paralysis when it comes to decision making and planning. On the contrary, a better understanding of its complexity...

Roland Kupers wrote a magnificent book. A novel with a deep philosophical  message.

Interview in De Correspondent about the need for computational thinking in education.

(Reflections at the opening of the Platform for Ethics and Politics of Technology dd November 13th 2020) Let me first congratulate the initiators at the University of Amsterdam with this important new Platform for the Ethics and Politics of Technology! A wonderful initiative indeed.

The Energy Transition through a Complexity Lens Peter M.A. Sloot, Roland Kupers and Bob van der Zwaan Institute for Advanced Study, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, September 2019 DUTCH VERSION: De energietransitie door een complexiteitsbril Peter M.A. Sloot, Roland Kupers en Bob van der Zwaan...

Read the essay on curiosity, serendipity and complexity at the UvA IAS.

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No doubt Charles R. Darwin was right when he discovered 'the survival of the fittest', even Sharon Moalem has an excellent point when he speaks about 'the survival of the sickest' [1], but what is really shocking is what I recently discovered: 'The Survival...

Astronomers of the Maya civilization and astronomers of the Babylonian civilization were brilliant in predicting astronomical events. For instance, from meticulous observations of the Sun, Moon, Venus and Jupiter they were able to predict with astonishing accuracy the 584-day cycle of Venus or the...