Stephen Hawking famously predicted in 2000, “I think the next century will be the century of complexity.”
Today, the late physicist’s words ring true, given the many large, multilayered problems that exist in our world, from climate change and economic inequality to food insecurity and health care disparities. Addressing problems like these, which are mired in social, economic, ethical, and political concerns, will take teams of people working in tandem across disciplines, utilizing complicated technology to navigate a labyrinth of networked systems, experts say.