Emergent Behaviour: How Simple Rules Create Complex Systems – Early Release

I’ve been fascinated by how simple interactions give rise to complex systems—whether in nature, AI, markets, or human society. This led me to start writing Emergent Behaviour: How Simple Rules Create Complex Systems – 99 Real-World Examples, which is now in early release.

The book explores how emergence happens in biology, technology, business, physics, and more, featuring real-world case studies like:

  - How ants create self-organising highways
  - Why AI agents develop unexpected strategies
  - How stock market bubbles emerge from simple investor behaviours
  - Why traffic jams form without a clear cause
  - How flocking birds and schools of fish synchronise without leaders

Right now, I’m continuously updating the book, refining explanations, and expanding my research with links to videos and images. In the future, I plan to add interactive code simulations so readers can experiment with emergent behaviours themselves.

I’d love get feedback from the community—what are the most interesting emergent behaviours you've observed? What kind of code simulations would be most valuable?

Check it out here: https://leanpub.com/emergent-behaviour

Looking forward to your thoughts!