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As we were growing up, the world seemed very orderly. Adults knew what was right and what was wrong (and they made sure they told as that). Television “talking heads” explained matter-of-factly the causes and consequences of the events of the day in no uncertain terms. Politicians peddled their ideas for solving all problems of interest to voters. Scientists were convinced that they discovered the smallest elements of matter, i.e. atoms.
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O’Brien, S., Hadžikadić, M., Khouja, M. (2013). Addressing Complex Challenges in an Interconnected World. In: Hadzikadic, M., O’Brien, S., Khouja, M. (eds) Managing Complexity: Practical Considerations in the Development and Application of ABMs to Contemporary Policy Challenges. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 504. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39295-5_1
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