hi jonathan, we met at a tech mixer during the holidays and i sent you a copy of my book, the end of management. just checking to see that you got it. thanks.
all the best, lanny lanny goodman, ceo management technologies inc. strategic planning & self-managing company design 414 12 central ave SE suite 4 albuquerque NM 87102 505.884.7300 www.lannygoodman.com On 1/28/08 10:26 AM, "Jonathan Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone - I've finally joined this list, and have been lurking for about a > week to learn the culture a bit before introducing myself. And it's finally > time to do so, because I'll be in Santa Fe tonight giving a talk for the > Science Café series put on by the Santa Fe Alliance for Science. It's from 6-8 > PM, tonight (Monday) at the Georgia O'keeffe Museum Education Annex, at 123 > Grant St. The title of my talk is "Zooming into Infinity: A Fractal > Adventure." It's a free show, so if you want to see it get there early to make > sure you get a seat. More info at: http://www.sfafs.org/sciencecafes.asp > But I'm not really here to plug the show, I just wanted to introduce myself, > and I thought this was a good opportunity in case some of you wanted to come > to the show tonight to get a bit more detailed glimpse of who I am and what > I'm up to (see, a fractal intro, available at different scales :) > > So, I'm the Executive Director of this small but exciting educational > nonprofit, the Fractal Foundation, but most people just call me the Fractal > Man. And I do talk a lot about fractals, to lots of people, everywhere I go. > In fact, over the past 4 years, I've taught fractals to over 21,000 people, > (roughly 12,000 children and 9,000 adults) all over New Mexico. Given that > there's ~326,000 students in NM schools, we're now 3.6% of the way to Leaving > No Child Unfractalled! And this is so much fun... whenever I go into a > classroom and teach the kids about fractals, they get so excited! People love > fractals, and we use the beauty and excitement of fractals to inspire interest > in science, math and art. I'm always impressed by how well young people grasp > these concepts, but it makes sense because humans are so visual, and because > the world around us is full of fractal patterns, which means our visual > systems have evolved to perceive these patterns. Oh yes - my scientific > background, to continue introducing myself, is in neuroscience, specializing > in the visual system. I don't do much direct neuroscience research anymore, > because I find I make much more of an impact teaching. I also use the > knowledge I have about how we perceive the world to inform my art and help me > design incredibly beautiful visual stimuli that are effective at a large range > of scales and different lighting conditions. The art medium I'm best known for > is hot-air ballooning, and you can see pictures of my fractal-inspired tiedyed > balloons at http://www.SkyDyes.net . Ballooning itself is an amazing > performance artform, where we throw ourselves into a chaotic system, the sky, > and the more we understand about the complex dynamics of the atmosphere, the > more power and control we have to navigate where we wish to fly. It's a very > subtle, very beautiful activity, completely unlike the brute-force flying you > do with an airplane. > > There's lots more to share, and I'd be happy to come up and do a talk sometime > for Friam, about the applications of fractals in science, engineering and > education. > I also want to invite you all to the most fun public shows I do, "First Friday > Fractals" at the Natural History Museum Planetarium down here in Albuquerque, > coming up again this Friday, Feb 1st, at 6,7 and 8PM. This show has been a > runaway success, having sold out all 51 consecutive First Friday showings for > over a year now. It's really thrilling to have such an unprecedented turnout > for a math and science show, but that's a testament to the incredible beauty > of fractals. And the fulldome immersive video environment in the dome is a > most dramatic way to enjoy the experience of zooming deeeep into algebraic > fractals. I choreograph the zooms to original music, which has the soldout > audience cheering, and makes me feel like the rarest of creatures - a > mathematical rockstar. Fun! But if you want to come, make sure to buy tickets > online at least a day in advance, or you might not get in. (See the website > below for ticket info.) > > So I hope to meet you all sometime, and I look forward to getting better > connected with the Santa Fe community. Oh - one more thing... I'll be up in > Santa Fe again on Feb 5th, which is Math & Science Day at the State > Legislature. Come by if you can, say hi, see our display of student-made > fractals, and show your support for math and science education. > Thanks! > > > -Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D. > Executive Director > http://www.FractalFoundation.org > Next First Friday Fractals show: February 1st > Fractals are SMART: Science, Math & Art! > > > > > > ============================================================ > 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
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