Complexity in Universal Evolution

A Big History Perspective

By: David J. LePoire (Editor), Leonid Grinin (Editor), Andrey Korotayev (Editor)

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Hardcover | 16 June 2026

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This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of how complexity emerges, transforms, and accelerates across the entire 13.8-billion-year history of the Universe. It brings together chapters from leading researchers to explore the deep structure of complexityâ"from cosmic origins and planetary evolution to biological innovation, human development, civilizational dynamics, and possible future trajectories. Notably, several chapters bridge multiple phases of Big History, providing valuable cross-disciplinary insightsâ"such as comparisons between cosmic and terrestrial evolution and analyses of energy dissipation across physical and complex adaptive systems. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of complexityâs manifestations and transformations across time and scale. By exploring these diverse topics, the book contributes to the broader field of Big History, deepening our understanding of complexityâs interconnected nature across the cosmos, life, and human civilization.

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