Evolution development and complexity : multiscale evolutionary models of complex adaptive systems This book explores the universe and its subsystems from the three lenses of evolutionary (diversifying) developmental (converging) and complex (adaptive) processes at all scales. It draws from prolific experts within the academic disciplines of complexity science physical science information and computer science theoretical and evo devo biology cosmology astrobiology evolutionary theory developmental theory and philosophy. The chapters come from a Satellite Meeting Evolution Development and Complexity (EDC) hosted at the Conference on Complex Systems in Cancun 2017. The contributions will be peer reviewed and contributors from outside the conference will be invited to submit chapters to ensure full coverage of the topics. This book explores many issues within the field of EDC such as the interaction of evolutionary stochasticity and developmental determinism in biological systems and what they might teach us about these twin processes in other complex systems. This text will appeal to students and researchers within the complex systems and EDC fields Section 1 Universe Chapter 1 Cosmological Natural Selection and the Function of Life Chapter 2 Evolutionary Development: A Universal Perspective Chapter 3 Life the Universe and almost Everything: Signs of Cosmic Design Chapter 4 Universal Ethics: Organized Complexity as an Intrinsic Value Chapter 5 Inductive Probabilities in Astrobiology and SETI: Have Sceptics Retreated Section 2 Multiscale Complexity Chapter 6 The Equivalence of Free Energy and Information Chapter 7 A Multi scale View of the Emergent Complexity of Life: A Free energy Proposal Chapter 8 Action and Power Efficiency in Self Organization: Growth Efficiency as a Cellular Objective in E. coli Chapter 9 On the Relation Between Swarm and Evolutionary Dynamics and Complex Networks Chapter 10 Universal Darwinism and the Origins of Order Section 3 Biology Chapter 11 Complexity Development and Evolution in Morphogenetic Collective Systems Chapter 12 Comparative Genomics of Convergent Evolution Chapter 13 Why Functional Genomics is Central Concern of Biology and the Hard Problem of Abiogenesis Chapter 14 Synergy and the Bioeconomics of Complexity Section 4 Society Chapter 15 Disease Surveillance: Design Principles from Immunology Chapter 16 Special Operations Forces as a Global Immune System Chapter 17 Applying Evolutionary Meta Strategies to Human Problems Chapter 18 Complexity Dynamics in Small Groups Chapter 19 Religions as Complex Adaptive Systems.