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<big>'''Welcome to the CAS Group Wiki.'''</big>

[[Image:Emergence.gif|left|Weak Emergence]] The CAS Group is a community for people interested in the science and [[Basic_System_Theory|theory]] of [[Complex_Adaptive_System|complex adaptive systems]] (CAS). CASs are perhaps the most interesting complex systems, they are not only 'complex' - they are diverse and made up of multiple interconnected elements - and 'adaptive' - they have also the capacity to change and learn from experience. The logo describes the phenomenon of [[Emergence|emergence]], as it can be observed for example in swarms and flocks. Like [[Self-Organization|self-organization]] it is a essential principle in the theory of complex adaptive systems.

There are also pages about new [[Beyond_AI|forms of AI]], 
new kinds of science, and new forms of technology 
and interesting philosophical questions as well, for 
example if we can describe the mind as a [[Society_of_Mind|society of agents]].

Sources and related projects are [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], [http://www.cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks/ C.R. Shalizi's Notebooks], and the [http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ Principia Cybernetica].  Related Wikis are for example the [http://www.swarm.org/wiki/Main_Page SwarmWiki] specialized on Swarm Intelligence and agent-based modelling and the [http://www.scholarpedia.org/ Scholarpedia]. At this time the Wiki contains [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.]] A complete overview about [[Special:Allpages|all pages]] and [[Special:Categories|all categories]] also exists.