I think the topic of complex systems is too wide to be included in one book unless it mentions the subtopics briefly. Moreover the wide background of peole interested in complex systems will make it extremely difficult to agree on one book.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send Friam mailing list submissions to > friam@redfish.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Friam digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FRIAM book (Tom Johnson) > 2. Re: neurons & synapses (Phil Henshaw) > > From: "Tom Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee > Group" <friam@redfish.com> > Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:51:12 -0600 > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] FRIAM book > > The IAJ Press would be pleased and honored to > publish such a book. > > -Tom Johnson > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jochen Fromm > > > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:21 AM > > > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity > Coffee Group' > > > Subject: [FRIAM] FRIAM book > > > > > > > > > > > > The recent discussion about the advances in the > field > > > of complexity science and Owen's question about > a > > > sound basis for discussions about complex > systems > > > caused me to think about the current state of > the > > > field and its literature. Perhaps a definite > book > > > is missing. Won't it be an interesting endeavour > > > to write one ? Perhaps with Stephen as an editor > ? > > > A FRIAM book about Agent-Based Modeling, Complex > Systems, > > > Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation and > Swarm > > > Intelligence ? It could cover for instance > complex > > > networks, complex adaptive systems, basic > agent-based > > > models, edge of chaos, frozen accidents, path > dependence, > > > self-organization, types and forms of emergence, > swarm > > > intelligence,.. > > > > > > -J. > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > ========================================== > J. T. Johnson > Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM > USA > www.analyticjournalism.com > 505.577.6482(c) > 505.473.9646(h) > http://www.jtjohnson.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "You never change things by fighting the existing > reality. > To change something, build a new model that makes > the > existing model obsolete." > > -- Buckminster Fuller > ========================================== > > From: "Phil Henshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee > Group'" <friam@redfish.com> > Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:27:20 -0400 > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] neurons & synapses > > in a little Google neurology review found a really > marvelous resource: > http://sky.bsd.uchicago.edu/lcy_ref/synap/synapse.html > by Dave Atkins at > George Wash U. in DC > > ...that beautifully describes the difference between > bi-directional > electrical synapses and the various types of one > directional chemical > synapses, and lots more. Two of various new puzzles > I came across are > that some purely 'structural' brain cells > (astrocytes) apparently have > large mediating influences, and that the synaptic > gaps (clefts) > separating the two sides is a closed space > "blanketed by neural > connective tissue cells (glia)". In an earlier > post I compared the > openness of the cleft to freely circulating neural > fluid (which is > apparently not free flowing at all) as a structure > allowing cross > fertilization of the neuron-to-neuron signals as > between pistol and > stamen in flowers. Oh well, that's what a drawing > board is for, > supplying the waste basket! > > > > > Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 680 Ft. Washington Ave > NY NY 10040 > tel: 212-795-4844 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > explorations: www.synapse9.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Friam mailing list > Friam@redfish.com > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================ 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
