Greetings all, I, too, like the seed of this new discussion; although I recommend slight modifications of the question. Frankly, I think it is undeniable that there is a degree of orderliness, and a degree of disorder, in Nature. I also think we would all agree that Nature constantly constructs new order, even as it actively deconstructs other instances of orderliness. The timely questions in my mind include:
To what degree is Nature orderly and how does this degree change over time? How can we best describe the dynamical turnover of order/disorder within Nature at large? Regards, Guy Hoelzer on 5/22/08 8:56 AM, Pedro Clemente Marijuan Fernandez at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear FIS colleagues, > > It is a long time that we do not have discussions in the list. I have not been > able to arrange any other "planned session" after Bob Logan's one, due to work > reasons (changing to a new job months ago). It is not sure at all that in a > few weeks there will be a new session arranged. However, several weeks ago, > Stan suggested starting an open, informal discussion around a simple question: > > Is Nature Orderly? > > As a side comment (or response of sorts), I quote from P.M. Binder: "The field > of complex systems currently appears as an unfinished mosaic. Many capable > researchers are polishing and gluing the tiles that may turn it into the queen > of all sciences, the science of synthesis and surprise. As we realize how much > everything is connected, both cooperation [or emergence] and dynamical > frustration can become important tools for our understanding of how the world > works." (2008, Nature, 320, pp. 320-21)... just substituting information > science for complex systems, and another couple of terms (more subtle ones I > do not see yet) for cooperation and dynamical frustration, it becomes my first > reaction to Stan's. > > By the way, small organization initiatives are in the way, e.g., financing for > a FIS European meeting has been applied by Wolfgang and others (around > November there will be confirmation). More will follow. > > best wishes > > Pedro > > PS. Interested parties may take note of my new address: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Pedro C. Marijuán > Bioinformation Group > Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud > Avda. Gómez Laguna, 25, Pl. 11ª > 50009 Zaragoza. Spain > Phone: 34 976 71 6584 - Fax: 34 976 71 5554 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > fis mailing list > [email protected] > http://webmail.unizar.es/mailman/listinfo/fis
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