Complexity Explorables
simulation
Interactive models of complex systems — synchronisation, epidemics, flocking, chaos, pattern formation — each with the parameters exposed so you can push a system into and out of order.
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how this can help
You change the inputs and watch what happens. The fastest way to build intuition for something with several moving parts at once.
what it covers
Filed under Explorables. Essays that only work in a browser, because you have to play with them.
who put it here
Built by Dirk Brockmann.
On the desk since 7 September 2026. what Staffroom has sent it.
near it on the shelf
- Nicky CaseGame
- Explorable ExplanationsCollection
- Computer Science Field GuideInteractive Textbook
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