Re: [FRIAM] visual complexity

2007-02-06 Thread Phil Henshaw
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Re: [FRIAM] The Plausibility of Life('s confusing arguments)

2007-02-06 Thread Phil Henshaw
Nick, > Phil, > > In general I agree with you. I just make an exception for > PLAUSIBILITY OF LIFE. Oh. And. Whatever happened before > the Big Bang. > > (you know those cans of springy things you used to be able to > get at joke shops. So it says walnuts or something, but when > you

Re: [FRIAM] visual complexity

2007-02-06 Thread David Breecker
Outstanding! Is it Art? Or is it Information? Or is Art a way of transcribing Information? - Original Message - From: "Sven Gato Redsun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:14 PM Subject: [FRIAM] visual complexity > http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/ > > ===

[FRIAM] [OT] Mac Tutorials : ScreenCastsOnline

2007-02-06 Thread Owen Densmore
I've just stumbled across a nifty tool for Mac users: A weekly screencast site featuring different and interesting Mac applications and utilities: http://screencastsonline.com/sco/Shows/shows.html The weekly screencasts are free, although there is also some premium stuff as well. Quite u

[FRIAM] visual complexity

2007-02-06 Thread Sven Gato Redsun
http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org

Re: [FRIAM] NSF calls out self-organization as a major funding initiative

2007-02-06 Thread Phil Henshaw
I could hardly have said it better. If people want to progress with understanding the complexity of natural systems, though, it is necessary to understand that any given state of any natural system is a product of an evolutionary process with a beginning, middle and an ending that fits the decep

[FRIAM] Book by Scott Page, 2007, The Difference...

2007-02-06 Thread Sudhira H S
Hello! Did any FRIAMers already laid their hands on this book by Scott Page? The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies by *Scott E. Page* http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8353.html Looks interesting. Any impressions? Sudhira ==