Certainly. The topic complex systems is wide. Yet if we focus on what "the sciences of complexity" have achieved and accomplished in the last 20 years - the SFI exists for more than 20 years, see for example http://www.santafe.edu/research/publications/bulletin/fall2004v19n2.pdf the list becomes much smaller, the topic becomes easier to handle and it is easier to come to an agreement.
To collect the ideas in a MediaWiki is a good idea. Maybe it would be recommendable to start with a coarse table of contents (I. "What has complexity science achieved so far?", II. "What is the state of the art and the cutting edge of research?", and III. "What major challenges and unsolved problems lie ahead?"). -J. -----Original Message----- From: magd maged Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Friam Digest, Vol 37, Issue 55 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. ============================================================ 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
