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Phase 7 · Aug–Sep 2026
Phase 7: Modern Complexity
Networks, Fragility, Collapse
Core Question
Why is our hyper-connected world so fragile? Is collapse fate, or can we design antifragility?
/// Reading List
Linked (Albert-László Barabási)
Antifragile (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
The Collapse of Complex Societies (Joseph Tainter)
/// Interactive Works 2
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Build, Attack & Defend Scale-Free Networks Network Resilience Lab
From network architect to attacker to defender — experience the double-edged nature of scale-free networks
Canvas 2D D3.js Force Graph
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Civilization Decisions & Antifragile Design Complexity Collapse Simulator
Play as a civilization decision-maker, experiencing the tension between Tainter's fatalism and Taleb's agency
Canvas 2D Monte Carlo System Dynamics