Jason, I don't know how I missed your note from 11 months ago, but I apologize! You are absolutely right. I hadn't thought about anthropology as you framed it (living system science). Thanks for your keen insight.

I'm looking forward to reading your book. My hope in joining Bluesky is to find a virtual community of thoughtful people who apply systems thinking to everyday problems. More ordinary people need to be exposed to the worldview of living systems principles.

I'm glad I'm old. I ducked that incoming bullet, but I fear for my grandkids.

Amen, Brother Tom. And what you describe is happening in all developed countries where gullible people are voting autocrats into public office. People believe their lies and are getting sick as a result. We live in crazy times!

Instead of critical thinking, I suggest deliberative thinking, which is mode of cognition in contrast to algorithmic thinking. Daniel Kahneman writes about Systems 1 and System 2 thinking. It’s got a theoretical base, not just a meme.

I'm not looking for a job. I just noticed that you are the only other Blueskyer using #adaptivesystems for your posts. Nice!

BTW, anthropology is the study of living systems that are no longer living. It studies adaptive systems of the past. Every living system, from cells to neighborhoods, is complex and adaptive. The principles of living systems (such as self-organization, emergence, and interdependence) apply to all.

I will commit to writing a series of brief articles more explaining these ideas. I’ll post links to these articles on my website unpuzzling.me. I’ll try to get the first article out in the next several days. Thanks for your enthusiasm.
#adaptivesystems

Every adaptive system, large or small, has agency and is productive. Operating principles include self-organization, emergence, inter-connections, inter-dependence. Entropy is the energy principle of life or death. Maximum entropy is death. Self-organization creates adaptive life.
#adaptivesystems

I’m loving your idea of building a community of systems thinkers who focus on living systems and their networks. Call it #adaptivesytems

You are a living, adaptive system. Your heart and lungs are subsystems. Your family is a supersystem, making you a subsystem within the system of your family.

We may be a rarity. I have not found any intro to adaptive living systems. A good book is Self-Organization in Biological Systems (Scott Camazine et al.). The Santa Fe Institute does good work. Check them out. Mostly, I read this and that - self-learning. I wish there were more of us on Bluesky.

Your journey is interesting. Consider expanding your systems thinking to complex adaptive systems. Understanding people and all biological life as living adaptive systems is rewarding and challenging.

Best wishes for your journey.

Thanks, Dani. My posts are mostly links to my articles. Any one is an example of my interest in sharing science with the general reader. Here is a link to one that I have posted. No rush.

I am also interested in connecting with other popular science writers. 😎

unpuzzling.me/life_puzzles...

I'm not a researcher, but I write on the sciences of human nature as the research findings relate to everyday life. My mission is to make the fidnings of esoteric sciences available to the public.

Here is a recent piece:

unpuzzling.me/life_puzzles...