Biological Complexity and Cognitive Evolution
Biological Theory March 30, 2026 Peter Jedlicka, Jaroslav Varchola, Jakub Betinsky
Abstract Our intuition suggests a trend in biological evolution toward greater complexity. However, defining complexity is challenging. Here, we explore measures of biological complexity that assign low complexity to both highly ordered and highly random systems and high complexity to those in between. Most biological systems are highly complex, falling within this intermediate range,...