> Or maybe in areas outside of physics altogether This does actually happen already. I'm not sure how widespread it is, but I've noticed it in a couple of Cond

> Or maybe in areas outside of physics altogether This does actually happen already. I'm not sure how widespread it is, but I've noticed it in a couple of Condensed Matter Theory groups. For example Imperial's group[0] do research on Complexity and Networks including the "application of these principles to a variety of stochastic phenomena, ranging from ant colonies to cardiovascular biology, from sandpiles to earthquakes". [0]: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/condensed-matter-theory/research/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/condensed-matter-theory/research/