Natural computing is a terminology introduced to encompass three classes of methods:(1)
those that take inspiration from nature for the development of novel problem-solving …

In this review, we aim to advance work on group and team dynamics by examining how
important elements of dynamism are embedded in the current literature on emergent states …

Jefiey Goldstein mergence, as in the title of this new journal, refers to the arising of novel
and coherent structures, patterns, and properties during the process of self-organization in …

Diagrammatology investigates the role of diagrams for thought and knowledge. Based on
the general doctrine of diagrams in Charles Peirce's mature work, Diagrammatology claims …

A growing field of inquiry, biosemiotics is a theory of cognition and communication that
unites the living and the cultural world. What is missing from this theory, however, is the …

According to the received tradition, the language used to to refer to natural kinds in scientific
discourse remains stable even as theories about these kinds are refined. In this illuminating …

This paper seeks to bridge the gap between socio-material and complex adaptive systems
approaches in conceptualizing the politics of transformation. Our contribution in particular is …

Natural computing brings together nature and computing to develop new computational
tools for problem solving; to synthesize natural patterns and behaviors in computers; and to …

This paper addresses the question of what the nature of science is. I will first make a few
preliminary historical and systematic remarks. Next, I shall give an answer to the question …

Fulvio Mazzocchi the ultimate aim of scientific research is to understand the natural world. in
order to achieve this goal, Western science has relied on different cognitive strategies …