320 | Solo: Complexity and the Universe

<p>Our universe started out looking very simple: hot, dense, smooth, rapidly expanding. According to our best current model, it will end up looking simple once again: cold, dark, empty. It's in between -- now, roughly speaking -- that things look complex. I have been working to understand the stages by which complexity comes into existence, thrives, and eventually disappears. Without going into technical details, in this solo episode I give an overview of the general picture and the clues we are looking at to better understand the process of complexogenesis.</p><p>Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/06/30/320-solo-complexity-and-the-universe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/06/30/320-solo-complexity-and-the-universe/</a></p><p>S<em>upport Mindscape on&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Patreon</em></a><em>.</e...