Phylogenetic trees and cladistics are useful to
understand any evolutionary or complex adaptive
system. I am not sure if a phylogenetic tree for
ABMs itself makes sense. Of course we can try
to categorize them by a taxonomy. On the
NetLogo models pages we find the following
categories:
* Art
Here's my ruble's worth on the cladistics and related questions:
1. For at least 30 years, there has
been a feud in the biological cladistics
community about whether cladistics should or does
concern itself with history/evolution. If you
enjoy a good shouting match, peruse the
I'm afraid taxonomy, mentally encapsulated or otherwise, has little to do
with the way I develop an ABM, Nick. Rather, good software engineering
practices provide the tools for success. CMMI provides a reasonable
software engineering methodology that emphasizes feedback between the
following
Thanks, Doug.
I am continuing to mull over the idea that the structure comes from the
problems, not from the simulations that solve them.
Nick
- Original Message -
From: Douglas Roberts
To: nickthomp...@earthlink.net;The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee
Group
Sent:
Jim,
Don't blame the form of the question on Doug.
I supplied the straw.
Nick
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
Clark University (nthomp...@clarku.edu)
[Original Message]
From: Jim Gattiker j.gatti...@googlemail.com
To: nickthomp...@earthlink.net;
Jim,
I cheerfully concede that one is free to view the universe or any of its
subcomponents through an astoundingly large variety of frames of reference
(FOR). Whichever FOR best gets a person through the day is the one that
should be used. As a not-so-extreme example, an acquaintance of mine
Steverino,
I guess it depends on what your definitions of trees vs. forests are, as
pertains to my particular interest areas.
In order to develop a viable set of requirements for any given simulation
project, one must be able to perceive the top level view, as well as being
capable of
Doug -
On the other hand, top (top, top, top) level views which result in such
profound observations such as
Order matters, or
Complexity is, or
Taxonomies exist
rarely hold much interest for me, unless they make the job of designing
functional complex systems easier.
Steve(orino)
I find it interesting that we are having this conversation while comfortably
seated about 16 minutes from each
A sidebar conversation regarding the reality of models
'The story that I have to tell is marked all the way through by a persistent
tension between those who assert that the best decisions are based on
quantification and numbers, determined by the patterns of the past, and
those who base their
Doug-
Steve(orino)
I find it interesting that we are having this conversation while
comfortably seated about
16 minutes from each other, and all the rest of FRIAM remains
thuddingly silent. Do you suppose we said something to offend them?
No, we just like the sounds of our own
Ditto here, except it's a 200+ year old kiva fireplace. We should have a
FRIAM neighborhood toddy fest before too much more time goes by.
Welcome to the group, Jack.
Cheers,
--Doug (noeeno)
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Steve Smith sasm...@swcp.com wrote:
Doug-
Steve(orino)
I find it
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