What makes music complex? And can we measure that complexity across cultures and time?

I had the pleasure of joining a panel at the Santa Fe Institute’s Complexity and the Structure of Music Working Group, where we explored how tools from complexity science—network theory, statistical mechanics, and cultural analysis—can help us better understand the structure and evolution of music. In my talk, I shared perspectives on how music can be studied as an emergent, self-organizing system, bridging technical patterns with human perception.

You can find the event details here:
🎶 SFI Complexity and the Structure of Music Working Group

You can also watch the full panel here: