Yes, having left Carnegie Mellon in 1998 I occasionally inquire about former colleagues only to learn that they are deceased. Fienberg's office was down the hall from mine but I didn't know him well. On the other hand I can count about 10 whom I did know well. Most were younger than I.
Did you answer Nick about the bubble's performance in very cold weather. Frank Frank Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Dec 14, 2016 7:45 PM, "Roger Critchlow" <r...@elf.org> wrote: Ah, the mortality is getting thick. My high school buddy Aaron had a fatal massive heart attack in August. My sister-in-law Mimi succumbed to cancer on October 30 while I was flying back from visiting her and my brother. Dave Weininger, master of chemical information, passed away on November 2. Cosma Shalizi has posted a memoriam for Stephen E. Fienberg today on his weblog, his first entry since the end of August. You begin to worry about the people you haven't checked in with lately. -- rec -- On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 8:38 PM, Merle Lefkoff <merlelefk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks so much for the memory--one of my first aha! moments as I > discovered Complexity science was watching Schelling's segregation ABM. > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 5:29 PM, Stephen Guerin < > stephen.gue...@simtable.com> wrote: > >> A message from Yaneer: >> >> >> In Memoriam: Thomas C. Schelling >> December 13, 2016 >> >> Tom Schelling, master of the important idea in a complex world, passed >> away, Tuesday, December 13, 2016. His work on mutual assured destruction >> and on segregation showed he knew what the most important questions were >> and had the ability to answer them. In each case we gained new insight as >> well as essential aspects of dealing with important real world problems. >> >> In the former, he identified the way we could survive nuclear >> confrontation between the US and Soviet Union, showing the way to stability >> through mutual assured destruction---whose recognition would provide not >> just deterrence but calming assurance---an incredible force for peaceful >> coexistence in a century of the massive conflicts in world wars and >> political uncertainty that actions might be taken leading to global >> destruction. >> >> In the latter, he recognized the central insight of complex systems >> science, the ability of individual agent choices to result in collective >> behavior s. He understood that the connection between them might, and often >> is, not clear to a casual observer, but yields to the right kind of >> analysis. In this case, the choice of individuals who prefer to live near >> others of the same type, manifests in the creation of segregated >> communities. >> >> Both of these contributions to our understanding reflect deep and >> important questions, and remarkably clear and (in retrospect) simple >> answers. And the answers were, and are, essential to our understanding of >> the world around us and the challenges we are facing. >> >> This spring when I learned of concerns about North Korea from the >> National Security Council and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, I spoke >> with Tom to learn from his insights into this version of the nuclear >> confrontation. He was clear and straightforward in his view that we should >> not be concerned, and should not act with concern. After some thought about >> the unique conditions of the North Korea confrontation, I unde rstood >> better not only the reason for his statements but their wisdom---one of the >> greatest destabilizing forces is the concern itself. >> >> Perhaps we should formally define the difference between intelligent and >> wise as the ability to include one's own words into the frame of analysis. >> >> I am sure I still have much to learn from Tom and will be reading his >> papers and books for years to come. Still, I will miss the chance to talk >> with him. >> >> There are many who have gained from his intellectual contributions, there >> are few if any who have not benefitted from his wisdom. We are diminished >> at his passing. >> >> Yaneer Bar-Yam, New England Complex Systems Institute, Cambridge, MA >> >> [image: New England Complex Systems Institute] >> >> New England Complex Systems Institute >> 210 Broadway Suite 101 >> Cambridge, MA 02139 >> Phone: 617-547-4100 <(617)%20547-4100> >> Fax: 617-661-7711 <(617)%20661-7711> >> necsi.edu >> >> --------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the cx-web list, please FORWARD this message to >> progr...@necsi.edu, EDIT the subject to read "Unsubscribe" and include all >> alternate email addresses in the body of your message. 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