3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Three Centuries of the Laws of Cricket Reveal Core Principles of the Evolution of Regulatory Mechanisms
Daniel Chia, Hyejin Youn, Jonny Singer +5
Rules, regulations, and regulatory systems are central to societies, institutions, and organisms, yet surprisingly little is known about their evolution over long timescales. The L…
physics.soc-ph2025
A generative model of function growth explains hidden self-similarities across biological and social systems
James Holehouse, S. Redner, Vicky Chuqiao Yang +5
From genomes and ecosystems to bureaucracies and cities, the growth of complex systems occurs by adding new types of functions and expanding existing ones. We present a simple gene…
physics.soc-ph2025
A Century of Evolution in the Complexity of the United States Legal Code
Dawoon Jeong, James Holehouse, Jisung Yoon +3
As societies confront increasingly complex regulatory demands in domains such as digital governance, climate policy, and public health, there is a pressing need to understand how l…