# Emergence Theory 5- Strong & Weak

Emergence describes how new higher level properties, patterns and functionality form as we put the component parts of a system together. Emergence is a pervasive phenomenon in our world exhibited by virtually all types of complex entities, such as plants, animals, humans, societies, cultures, and economies. In this video we will discuss one of the central distinctions made between different types of emergence, that of weak and strong emergence.

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 13 min
- By: Complexity Academy
- Genres: Science
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emergence_Theory_5-_Strong_%26_Weak.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Complexity Academy
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/57999657?play=1)