Mihai Nadin can sift his erudite explanations of anticipatory systems down to the application of migration patterns of birds and butterflies. His latest book, among more than 30 other texts and at least 200 scientific and philosophical articles, “Disrupt Science: The Future Matters” (Springer, December 2023) is neither a beach read nor a coffee table book. But it is the stuff of fascination, something one might pick up when of a mind to wonder, not what happened but what might.