Explore the complex systems implications of COVID-19 in this thought-provoking talk from the Santa Fe Institute's Transmission Series. Delve into how the pandemic has challenged assumptions across education, business, research, and governance. Examine the tension between centralized authority and local adaptability, the trade-offs between surveillance and privacy, and the importance of long-term memory in crisis response. Discover how adapting to the pandemic requires finding new balance points between established standards and flexible approaches. Investigate five articles that intersect rigorous uncertainty, complex time, and creative crisis opportunities. Gain insights from SFI President David Krakauer on topics ranging from evolutionary theory to economics, epistemology to epidemiology, revealing deeper patterns previously hidden in plain sight.