The mathematician John Baez is exploring the mathematics of complex systems with his students. Here&#x27;s a place to start reading[1] but a caveat: it would take a lot of patience and link-following to grok this research from scratch.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;golem.ph.utexas.edu&#x2F;category&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;categories_in_control.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;golem.ph.utexas.edu&#x2F;category&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;categories_in_c...</a>