At Edge of Order and Chaos

And why, in spite ofeverything, do trust and cooperation not only exist but flourish?

Instead, all these complex systems have somehow acquired the ability to bring order and chaos into a special kind of balance. This balance point often called the edge of chaos-is were the components of a system never quite lock into  place, and yet never quite dissolve into turbulence, either. The edge of chaos is where life has enough stability to sustain itself and enough creativity to deserve the name of life.

At the edge of chaos and order