Gee, the UNM group sounds right up my alley. My core interest is in the scientific method, particularly identifying and documenting the developmental processes of emergent systems. I have a few opinions on other things too, as some may have noticed, but that's mostly just spinning wheels while looking for anyplace that sees the subject as the kind of scientific problem that would be benefited by good observation technique. There's great room for the field to grow in that direction!
Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Burge > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:29 PM > To: FRIAM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] UNM Complex Systems Group event on Friday] > > > Great to hear of this renewed conversation for the ABQ-base! > > > >> The UNM Complex Systems Group will be having an informal > gathering on > >> Friday, November 10th from 4 to 7 pm at Jeff Nekola's house. > >> FYI: > >> The UNM Complex Systems Group was chartered and started last > >> year, but became inactive in the spring due to conflicting > >> schedules and too few members. Cody Wiley, the president of > >> the group, and I are reviving it. The formal mission of the > >> organization is "to provide a multidisciplinary meeting > >> ground and support for students interested in learning about > >> or using complex dynamic systems and theory in their studies, > >> research, and creative endeavors." Our thought is to begin > >> with informal gatherings focused on fun, stimulating > >> conversations, in order to foster the sharing of ideas and > >> the meeting of like-minded researchers from other > >> disciplines. I've listed some examples of potential topics > >> that could be discussed at the end of this email, but I would > >> emphasize that the nature of these initial discussions will > >> be relaxed and free-form. I envision these initial > >> discussions to be more centered around promoting > >> collaborations and intellectual connections between > >> researchers of different disciplines rather than complexity > >> science per se. > >> > >> > >> Some potential topics for discussion > >> properties of complex systems > >> -self-organization, adaptation, non-linearities, feedback loops, > >> emergent properties, etc. theoretical approaches for examining > >> complex systems -reductionist versus holistic strategies > -differences > >> and commonalities between cybernetics, systems theory, hierarchy > >> theory, complexity theory, organizational theory, chaos > >> theory, network theory, etc. > >> tools for study > >> -mathematics, individual-based models, simulation models, > >> experiments, remote-sensing, data mining, etc. > >> history and future of the study of complex systems > >> -origination in disparate fields, including physics, > >> economics, biology, and computer science -current state of > >> understanding and how to incorporate this understanding into > >> traditional disciplines and curricula applications of > >> complexity science -sustainability, resource management, > >> technological innovation -research in social, biological, and > >> physical systems > >> > >> -- > >> Jordan Okie > >> Program for Interdisciplinary Biological and Biomedical > Sciences UNM > >> Biology Department MSC03-2020 1 University of New Mexico > >> Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 > >> University of New Mexico > >> Office phone: 505-277-1297 > >> Cell phone: 505-366-1218 > > > ============================================================ > 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 > > ============================================================ 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
