There are many, many unsolved problems in Complexity theory. Take a look at Bedau et al., Open problems in artificial life, Artificial Life 6 (2000) for just some that relate to the subfield of Artificial Life.
I am sceptical that complexity theory will ever successfully be used to effect politcal change. Call me a cynic if you like, but complexity theory, chaos theory and before that catastrophe theory were used to bash opponents about the head with clever sounding theoretical constructs that in reality had little connection to the subject. CT will probably have greater impact in biological sciences, in evolution or ecology studies, and perhaps in economics. Even there, though, cultural factors will limit the impact. Cheers On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 04:45:43PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Following our FRIAM discussion this morning, I would like to suggest that > there might be two foci for the future of complexity theory (CT): > -refining CT and creating a more formal, yet user friendly, framework or > tool; > -using CT to promote progressive social and political change (as Owen said > it is difficult to believe that Americans are so ill-informed to vote for the > > Bush gang a second time). > > If this seems too simplistic, please excuse me, since I am a newcomer to CT > and certainly not a programmer and as I get older only have opinions, not > ideas. Does anybody have any ideas, oracle Nick included? > > cheers Paul > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > ============================================================ > 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 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Mathematics UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ 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
