Stephen - Thanks for turning me onto Rutt's show a while back... I've been working my way into some of the meat there. I've met Jim before but this really exposes his style and personality while pulling some amazing things out of his interviewees. Cory Doctorow and Lee Smolin come most recently...
I'm now really enjoying this interview with Eric... they cover so much territory! I'd be curious about your own perspective on China, having "come of age" there and still having connections and interests of significance. I really liked Eric's points about the fundamental differences in "political stance" which goes so much deeper. I've been exposed to quite a range of opinions and ideas about China in my life, including working for years with three different grad students and what I've learned through your own experience and here, Eric's observations add to the grand mystery and possibilities implied in competing/complementary social models. The rest of the interview is equally fascinating... rich in perspective and ideas. - Steve On 2/11/20 12:12 AM, Stephen Guerin wrote: > Just listened to this on a flight today. Always great to get your > perspective, Eric! > > https://www.jimruttshow.com/eric-smith/ > > Multidimensional thinker Eric Smith has a wide-ranging talk with Jim > about the origins of life, monetary systems, language & > sustainability. Eric starts by sharing how geochemistry informs the > origin of life topic, the dynamics of autocatalytic processes, how > little we know about biological systems & what this might tell us > about the Fermi paradox <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox>. > The conversation then goes into the importance of institutions & a > dynamic perspective on monetary systems, the subprime mortgage crisis, > money substitutes & crypto. They then finish this chat by talking > about Eric’s interest in linguistics & what it can learn from modern > probability, key areas of focus for ecosystem sustainability, the > challenge of reconciling ‘small local’ & ‘global policy’ approaches to > sustainability, the role of civil society, and much more. > > Episode Transcript > <https://jimruttshow.blubrry.net/the-jim-rutt-show-transcripts/transcript-of-episode-40-eric-smith-on-the-physics-of-living-systems/> > > *Mentions & Recommendations* > > * Eric’s book, /The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth/ > > <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26598904-the-origin-and-nature-of-life-on-earth> > * /The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions/ by Martin Shubik > > <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2708135-the-theory-of-money-and-financial-institutions> > * /Slapped by the Invisible Hand: The Panic of 2007/ by Gary Gorton > > <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7478879-slapped-by-the-invisible-hand> > * /Stabilizing an Unstable Economy/ by Hyman Minsky > > <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5140563-stabilizing-an-unstable-economy> > * Jim’s talk on Dividend Money <https://youtu.be/Qyy3glEu8X0> > * Linas Vepstas on Learning Language… <https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.3372> > * /Blessed Unrest/ by Paul Hawken > <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89998.Blessed_Unrest> > * FRONTLINE Doc, In the Age of AI <https://youtu.be/5dZ_lvDgevk> > > D. Eric Smith received the Bachelor of Science in Physics and > Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology in 1987, and a > Ph.D. in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993, with > a dissertation on problems in string theory and high-temperature > superconductivity. From 1993 to 2000 he worked in physical, nonlinear, > and statistical acoustics at the Applied Research Labs: U. T. Austin, > and at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. From 2000 he has worked at > the Santa Fe Institute on problems of self-organization in thermal, > chemical, and biological systems. A focus of his current work is the > statistical mechanics of the transition from the geochemistry of the > early earth to the first levels of biological organization, with some > emphasis on the emergence of the metabolic network. > > _______________________________________________________________________ > stephen.gue...@simtable.com <mailto:stephen.gue...@simtable.com> > CEO, Simtable http://www.simtable.com <http://www.simtable.com/> > 1600 Lena St #D1, Santa Fe, NM 87505 > office: (505)995-0206 mobile: (505)577-5828 > twitter: @simtable > > ============================================================ > 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 > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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