In recent years, the idea of emergence, which suggests that observed patterns in behavior and events are not fully reductive and stem from complex lower-level interactions, has begun to take hold in the social sciences. Criminologists have started to use this framework to improve our general underst[...]
Who is throwing pebbles at ten-year old Simon's window late one night? Simon's 'mad' Uncle Ebenezer has returned from the Brazilian jungle, the inventor of a flying machine entirely powered by gravity called Skuddabuddy. Simon and his uncle, with Skuddabuddy's help, rescue people in the snow, go tre[...]