Team:ETH Zurich/human/survey

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Our survey deals with complexity. Complexity in everyday life as complexity in biology, the emergence of complexity and the relationship we have to it. How is the idea people have of complexity; what do they associate with it? Are the feelings connected to that idea positive or rather negative? Is a dog actually complex? And what about an atom? Or love? Where do people encounter complexity? How do they react to it; do they face it or is avoiding the strategy of choice? From general questions about complexity we go over to questions directly related to our project; do people see necessity in the investigation of emergence of complex pattern in nature? Are simplifying and mimicking good strategies to approach complexity?
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Douglas Horton once said ====“The art of simplicity is the puzzle of complexity."==== We deal with complexity in our everyday life, we see it in nature. But how does this complexity emerge and how do we relate to it? Even before we can attempt to answer these questions we need to understand what people perceive as complexity and what they associate with it. Are the feelings associated with complexity positive or rather negative? Is a dog actually complex? And what about an atom? Or love? Where do people encounter complexity? How do they react to it; do they face it or do they choose to avoid it? In our survey, the questions range from general questions on complexity to questions directly related to our project.
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However, before we tell to much about our survey, we invite you to participate:  
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However, before we tell you too much about our survey, we invite you to participate:  
The survey can be filled in [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pvFPVzfH1aiNdy3MdAaaFFzeWysCZyDDybcqgt7LyzY/viewform?usp=send_form '''in English'''], [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nLa1qMEAo9QjmIsOJgaN5pEVURDlVDqYKXuOvFnpjW4/viewform?usp=send_form '''in German'''] and [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fQ0ZjKvnr-Ssek9fihlDRhmQsVaG8rwxCrNGHDC2JDU/viewform?usp=send_form '''in French''']
The survey can be filled in [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pvFPVzfH1aiNdy3MdAaaFFzeWysCZyDDybcqgt7LyzY/viewform?usp=send_form '''in English'''], [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nLa1qMEAo9QjmIsOJgaN5pEVURDlVDqYKXuOvFnpjW4/viewform?usp=send_form '''in German'''] and [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fQ0ZjKvnr-Ssek9fihlDRhmQsVaG8rwxCrNGHDC2JDU/viewform?usp=send_form '''in French''']
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For our survey a sample size of 500 people is planned. The sample consists of randomly selected people of all ages, sexes and educational background. In addition other iGEM teams are asked for their participation in our study, so as to obtain a sample of manifold cultural backgrounds. Additionally, we enhance collaboration and promote networking between the teams. Each team that has contributed at least 20 answers to our survey is rewarded with a badge that can be posted on the wiki to show the successful interaction. The answers obtained in this survey are interpreted and summarized in graphic illustrations.  
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So far we have received 806 responses. The population consists of randomly selected people of all ages, sexes, and educational background. Further other iGEM teams were asked for their participation in our study, to have a more diverse population. Teams were requested to get more responses for our survey. Every team that managed to get at least 20 responses to our survey has been awarded a badge that can be posted on their wiki as a token of our appreciation. This task gave us a great opportunity to collaborate and network with different teams.  
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Our interpretations of the survey are summarised in the graphical illustrations below.

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