Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-11 Thread Carl Tollander
@redfish.com [friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Leigh Fanning [le...@versiera.net] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 1:07 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction On 09 Apr 2010 at 04:47 PM, John Kennison related Leigh, Is th

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-11 Thread John Kennison
hunt up other references to Toposes. --John From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Leigh Fanning [le...@versiera.net] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 1:07 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRI

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Leigh Fanning
On 09 Apr 2010 at 04:47 PM, John Kennison related > > Leigh, > > Is there a more complete title for the "Dynamical System Theory in Biology" > volume from 1970? Is it a journal? or a series? It does sound interesting. > Thanks. This is a book. Dynamical System Theory in Biology Volume I: St

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Grant Holland
Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction John, Sounds very pertinent, and applicable to my current research - which I call "Organic Complex Systems". Looking forward to your PDF. Pls send links to, or copies of, your 3 pubs if you will. Tha

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread John Kennison
n...@redfish.com [friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of > Grant Holland [grant.holland...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:29 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction > > John, > > I love such cl

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Clark University (nthomp...@clarku.edu) http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe] - Original Message - From: Steve Smith To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: 4/10/2010 8:35:24 AM Subject: Re: [FRIAM]

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Douglas Roberts
http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe] > > > > > > - Original Message - > *From:* Steve Smith > *To: *The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > *Sent:* 4/10/2010 8:35:24 AM > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction > > John &

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Nicholas Thompson
versity (nthomp...@clarku.edu) http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe] - Original Message - From: Steve Smith To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: 4/10/2010 8:35:24 AM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introducti

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Nicholas Thompson
ty Coffee Group > Date: 4/10/2010 5:21:24 AM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction > > > > Thanks, Grant and Owen, for the votes of confidence. Concerning complex adaptive systems, I would have to define a CAS in such a way that it can be interpreted in any topos --th

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Grant Holland
ay Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction John, I love such clarity - as expressed in your explanation of category theory. My reaction is "Oh, so THAT's what category theory is!" Thanks for taking the time to explain. Grant John K

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread Steve Smith
John Owen Thanks for asking the question. In my answer, below, I describe the technical terminology impressionistically. If you want more precision, the Wikipedia articles are usually pretty good at giving precise definitions, along with some sense of the underlying ideas. Very good

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-10 Thread John Kennison
l.com] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:29 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction John, I love such clarity - as expressed in your explanation of category theory. My reaction is "Oh, so THAT's what category theory is!&quo

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-09 Thread Owen Densmore
ing a suitable functor, to a non-standard world (i.e. to a > related object in a topos) and this can reveal some of the inner structure of > the object. For example, an evolving system might be best viewed in a world > where elements can change over time. > > ________ &

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-09 Thread Grant Holland
com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore [o...@backspaces.net] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 12:50 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:10 PM, John Kennison wrote: Hi Leigh, Nick introduced me to Rosen’s “L

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-09 Thread John Kennison
h Fanning [le...@versiera.net] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 1:35 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction Thank you for the welcome, and thank you also to any of you who attended Melanie Mitchell's talk or any of the other talks

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-09 Thread John Kennison
where elements can change over time. From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore [o...@backspaces.net] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 12:50 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-09 Thread Grant Holland
I second Owen's request. Could you discuss how it can be applied to CAS? Thanks, Grant Owen Densmore wrote: On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:10 PM, John Kennison wrote: Hi Leigh, Nick introduced me to Rosen’s “Life Itself” and I have skimmed some articles by Rosen. I am both fascinated and disap

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-09 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Message] > From: Owen Densmore > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Date: 4/9/2010 10:50:06 AM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction > > On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:10 PM, John Kennison wrote: > Hi Leigh, > > > Nick introduced me to

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-09 Thread Owen Densmore
On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:10 PM, John Kennison wrote: > Hi Leigh, > > > Nick introduced me to Rosen’s “Life Itself” and I have skimmed some articles > by Rosen. I am both fascinated and disappointed by Rosen’s work. Fascinated > by what Rosen says about the need to develop radically different ki

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-08 Thread Leigh Fanning
in hearing about your experience with reading Rosen. > > Welcome to Friam, from one lurker to another. > > > From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of > Leigh Fanning [le...@versiera.net] > Sent: Tuesday, Apri

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-07 Thread John Kennison
. From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Leigh Fanning [le...@versiera.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:19 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction First, the invitation: On Thusday, the University

Re: [FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-07 Thread Grant Holland
Leigh, Great background! Looking forward to your reporting to us the many interesting developments of your upcoming research activities. Grant Leigh Fanning wrote: First, the invitation: On Thusday, the University of New Mexico Computer Science department will hold it's annual student confe

[FRIAM] invitation + introduction

2010-04-06 Thread Leigh Fanning
First, the invitation: On Thusday, the University of New Mexico Computer Science department will hold it's annual student conference highlighting active research within the department. Dr. Melanie Mitchell will give the keynote address at 11:00 am. The conference is open with no admission f