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The criteria by which the validity of theories of complex systems are judged are more nuanced than a naive understanding of ‘the scientific method’ suggests.

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  1. Symbolic Systems Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Sophia Kivelson

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Steven Kivelson

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Kivelson, S., Kivelson, S. Understanding complexity. Nature Phys 14, 426–427 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-018-0136-6

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