4 papers
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…
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…
Synthesis of innovation and obsolescence
Edward D. Lee, Christopher P. Kempes, Manfred D. Laubichler +14
Innovation and obsolescence describe the dynamics of ever-churning social and biological systems, from the development of economic markets to scientific and technological progress…
How much regulation do we need from genomes to society?
Vicky Chuqiao Yang, Christopher P. Kempes, S. Redner +3
Regulatory functions are essential in both socioeconomic and biological systems, from corporate managers to regulatory genes. Regulatory functions come with substantial costs and b…