Simplifying Complexity

Sean Brady from Brady Heywood
Simplifying Complexity

Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show, we explore the key concepts of complexity science with expert minds from around the world. Each episode focuses on an interview where we break down a specific concept in detail.

  1. 3 MAR

    What is your country good at?

    Ricardo Hausmann is the Founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. In this episode, Ricardo explains how the amount and diversity of knowledge within an economy shapes its current capabilities and influences a country’s possible economic growth.   Resources and links: The Atlas of Economic Complexity website   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    51 min

  2. 17 FEB

    Do you have free will? - Part 2

    In the last episode, Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin, compared human brains with single-celled organisms to introduce us to the impact of genetics on conscious thought. In this episode, Kevin discusses metacognition, or how humans think about thinking, and its implications on free will versus determinism.   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    53 min

  3. 3 FEB

    Do you have free will? - Part 1

    In this episode, Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin, takes us on a journey from single-celled organisms to human consciousness to explore if we have free will.   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    34 min

  4. 20 JAN

    Law and complexity science

    Today we're joined by Michal Shur-Ofry, Associate Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem law faculty, as she discusses the law and complex systems. In this episode, you'll hear how traditional legal approaches often take an overly simplistic view of the systems they're trying to regulate, how the patent system could be improved by using network science to measure true innovation, and why understanding exponential growth during events like pandemics challenges our conventional legal principles of proportionality.   Resources and links: Michal Shur-Ofry’s website Michal Shur-Ofry on X Michal Shur-Ofry on Linkedin   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website   This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    44 min

  5. 6 JAN

    The scientist who made the digital world possible - Part 2

    In the last episode, Jimmy Soni introduced Dr Claude Shannon, whose work laid the foundation for the technologies we use today. In this episode, Jimmy dives into the significance of Dr Shannon’s 1948 paper “A Mathematical Theory of Communication” to the creation of information theory.    Resources and links: Jimmy Soni’s website Jimmy Soni on X Jimmy Soni on Instagram   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website   This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    38 min

  6. 23/12/2024

    The scientist who made the digital world possible - Part 1

    Dr Claude Shannon is one of the most influential scientists you’ve likely never heard of whose work laid the foundations for the information age.  To explain the significance of Dr Shannon’s impact on modern computing, we’re joined by Jimmy Soni, author of “A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age” and “The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley”.   Resources and links: Jimmy Soni’s website Jimmy Soni on X Jimmy Soni on Instagram   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website   This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    32 min

  7. 09/12/2024

    The dynamics of financial instability

    Steve Keen is an Economist and Honorary Professor at University College London and is currently lecturing at the University of Amsterdam. In this episode, Steve explains the differences between neoclassical and post-Keynesian economics before discussing how concepts from complexity science and chaos theory can be used to develop economic models that actually factor in booms and busts.   Resources and links: Steve Keen on Substack Steve Keen on Patreon Ravel on Patreon   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    48 min

  8. 25/11/2024

    The brain as a complex system

    How does the brain actually work? In this episode, Christopher Lynn, Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale University, explains how network science can help us understand how our brains work.   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on Twitter Sean Brady on Twitter Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

    49 min
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Simplifying Complexity is a podcast about the underlying principles of complex systems. On the show, we explore the key concepts of complexity science with expert minds from around the world. Each episode focuses on an interview where we break down a specific concept in detail.

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  • Creator
    Sean Brady from Brady Heywood
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Brady Heywood
  • Show Website
    Simplifying Complexity

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