On Tue, 2014-04-15 at 21:37 -0600, Steve Smith wrote: > The public is trained to look for simple, linear relationships between > things and zeroth order effects, I'm just calling for the development > of a broader and deeper description of these very relevant problems. > Is it possible that we might operate with more hope, more earnestness, > maybe even less cynicism if we had models that suggested nonlinear > response curves and "tipping points" (as Malcom Gladwell > popularized)?
You expect people to think and you also intend to model them with particles? Anyway, depends if you want to illustrate results in social science or do social science. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com