who have been so generous with their time. Thanks to the membership of the Complex Systems Advanced Academic Workshop, which has been the earliest audience for much of my work. Thanks also to Ross O’Connell, who is both my harshest and best critic. This work has been funded, in part, by the National Science Foundation. The Center for the Study of Complex Systems has provided me with computing resources, and (more importantly) an academic home. There are many people who have gotten me here in one piece. Thank you to the physics cronies, the members of Lorch 107, and the Grinnell Plans community. I also thank my parents and sister, who delivered me to adulthood. Finally, I thank my Nora, who made my life interesting near the end of this proce...