Francis Heylighen
Professor and researcher in cybernetics and complexity theory, director of the Research Centre St. Leo Apostel at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, known for work on self-organization, emergence, and metasystem transitions.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 1h 47min
Francis Heylighen - The Self-Organizing Universe After Humans (Worthy Successor, Episode 23)
Francis Heylighen, a complexity theorist and cybernetics professor, explores evolution as a universal process. He discusses self-organization, metasystem transitions, and how higher-level systems and AI can reshape cognition and society. Conversations touch on human identity as process, cultural shifts needed to steer change, and signs of a positive trajectory toward greater integration and flourishing.
