Sebastian Junger at The Santa Fe Institute
Here is a talk I recently gave at the Santa Fe Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, which has been convening physicists and mathematicians - and writers! - since the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. My talk was on how rules work in human society - particularly rules that help survival in critical situations like combat. My talk is rooted in my experience as a war reporter and ranges from the ancient Scythians to the War On Terror; from the invention of agriculture to our deeply-rooted romanticizing of nomadic cultures. Enjoy! —Sebastian Junger