Summary:
The book presents a thesis that complex systems and processes, including those in nature, can be modeled by simple computational programs known as cellular automata. It argues that the universe itself can be understood as operating like a vast, computational machine, challenging traditional mathematical and scientific approaches.
Key points:
1. Principle of Computational Equivalence: This principle states that most systems, simple or complex, perform equally sophisticated computations. It suggests that simple rules can lead to complex behavior.
Books similar to "A New Kind of Science":
The Great Mental Models Volume 2
Shane Parrish|Rhiannon Beaubien
Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Michael Sipser
Turing's Cathedral
George Dyson
Fundamentals
Frank Wilczek
Hidden In Plain Sight 2
Andrew Thomas
Simply Complexity
Neil F. Johnson
Our Mathematical Universe
Max Tegmark
When Computers Were Human
David Alan Grier
How to Speak Machine
John Maeda
The Perfect Swarm
Len Fisher