Re: [FRIAM] pride and entitlement (was 11 American Nations)

Glen: I took Steve's comments to refer to the behaviors that help define the people in each of the 11 Nations - not necessarily the genetically determined characteristics. For example: Appalachia & Yankeedom - the independence that brought them to America Yankeedom & Midlands - the fa

Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] 11 American Nations

Ray: Thanks for the resources to investigate. This will take a bit of time. However, at what point do you say "I don't have the time to duplicate or generate my own research to derive a model similar to 11 Nations"? We can not all be experts in everything. At some point we must depend on ot

Re: [FRIAM] 11 American Nations

Steve: Ouch. Its uncomfortable when you hold up a description of Americaby making us look in the mirror. Ol' Pogo was right. (We have met the enemy and he is ...). Rant away, my good man. You have thought deeper on this than I have. My attraction to the 11 Nations Model is its nuances

Re: [FRIAM] 11 American Nations

Steve: Also more insights, thanks. I consider the 11 Nations as a model. With all models there are abstractions in order to make it manageable to gain insights of the domain. Mr. Woodard's model is very rich as models go - certainly more so than the binary scales you point out have become t

Re: [FRIAM] Tea Party

Steve: Thanks for your insights, especially your characterization the Tea Party are demanding "entitlements" for themselves while demanding cutting them for others. I have considered their motto to be "We got ours, devil take the hindmost". More pointed I consider them to be dogs-in-the-man

Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] 11 American Nations

I agree all publications have cultural biases. However, if Mr. Woodard is of British Isles descent, then he by definition doesn't have cultural biases on this subject matter. Its about the settlement of North America by mostly the English. Though to be fair there are French, German, African, a

Re: [FRIAM] 11 American Nations

Steve: I would like to hear your critique of the 11 Nations framework. I recently read the book and found it fascinating. The book is well researched and documented - though the reading style of the book is in the "popular-style" as opposed to an academic textbook-style. I think of the boo

Re: [FRIAM] 8 Queens Problem

, Rites of Spring, and Geershwin's Summertime and create a rendition in the Renaissance musical style of a motet for each of those three songs - new representations. thanks, StephT On 10/5/2013 1:50 AM, Marcus G. Daniels wrote: On 10/4/13 8:21 PM, Stephen Thompson wrote: Anyone else tri

Re: [FRIAM] 8 Queens Problem

cking program. I hope to get around to it before the end of the year. Anyone else tried GA on the 8-queens? Stephen Thompson On 10/4/2013 2:35 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote: This came up at physical Friam this am. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_queens_puzzle Frank Frank C. Wimberly 140 Call

Re: [FRIAM] Theory, and Why It's Time Psychology Got One

's more that psychologists don't have good theories about the kind of questions that people want answers to. You folks want answers about tornadoes and washbasins, and all we have to offer is theories about behavior in skinner boxes. Nick *From:*friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:fria

Re: [FRIAM] Theory, and Why It's Time Psychology Got One

sin. I think the problem is not that Psychologists don't have good theories; I think it's more that psychologists don't have good theories about the kind of questions that people want answers to. You folks want answers about tornadoes and washbasins, and all we have to offer is t

Re: [FRIAM] Theory, and Why It's Time Psychology Got One

Eric: I just picked up three books in order to learn more about Embodied Cognition: 1. Embodied Cognition by Lawrence Shapiro 2. Where Mathematics Comes From by George Lakoff and Rafael E. Nunez 3. Philosophy In The Flesh by Lakoff and Mark Johnson I came to these via Dr Lakoff's

Re: [FRIAM] Financial Scam

6:41 PM, Stephen Thompson wrote: Gillian: If I read your original email correctly.. you are in receipt of a check, suppose to deposit it and then wire a large portion of it to another account? Let me guessyou are suppose to deposit it in **your** bank account ? That's the scam th

Re: [FRIAM] Financial Scam

or hire a testing firm)" Also just for laughs - trywww.whois.netfor the email address to see where it *seems* to be originating. Stephen Thompson Investment Officer Securian Financial Group On 5/18/2011 6:16 PM, Gillian Densmore wrote: Good call. I called up Central Christian Coll

[FRIAM] The Fractal Man is Gone....

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jeEofMMk2ALwd4B0N06yt80Ho3DA?docId=CNG.8b21ca4f0fe5ded152fb7235fcbc6338.6d1 FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, arc

Re: [FRIAM] The 10 Best Literary Works - the envelope please!

Back to the original purpose of the 10 literary fiction works one should read to be considered literature literate: what was the purpose of the original question? What does it mean to be literate in literature? 1. Just to have read the 'great works' of fiction? 2. To read a great example

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

Pamela & Steve: Winging their way to me via the magic of the Internet and Amazon Books are three books: two recommended here: 1. James Woods "How Fiction Works" 2. Zelazny's "Jack of Shadows" and one recommended by a reviewer of Wood's book (not a happy review) Percy Lubbock's "The Craft of

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

Steve: There are so many good suggestions I despair of finding the Classic Comics version of all these books - that's the only way I will get through them all. (An HS teacher said when you get to college, read the first and last 2 chapters then read the classic comic for the middle - its fast

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

Most of you are PhDs and respond to inquiries from the non-science type to aspects of your field(s). So how about asking a college in the English Lit or World Lit department? Robert, you mentioned you are going to improve your literary education, so the works will generally be older because tho

Re: [FRIAM] awesome video of fireball over New Mexico by Tom Ashcraft

Missing the last "dash" after the word meteor in the actual "link" It is showing in the link-label. Otherwise backup the link to the "local news" portion and select the video from the newspaper's page. Nice view of the meteor. Steph T On 9/23/2010 2:29 AM, Stephen Guerin wrote: Great video

Re: [FRIAM] Intelligent electric road

g back upon those days -- well, 11 years actually -- of total immersion into academia and the academic life style [translated: completely decoupled from reality] with a certain fondness. I usually recover fairly quickly.) On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Stephen Thompson mailto:spth...@f

Re: [FRIAM] Intelligent electric road

Solar powered roads would solve the infrastructure problem of having electric "gas" stations for the electric and hybrid cars. Just build power outlets at selected intervals along the road. Best of all the road may detect how much power you have and direct you to the nearest power outlet. Step

Re: [FRIAM] national debt and zero-sum games

I recall an undergrad chemistry professor at the Univ of Minn who after several minutes of absorbed lecture and diagramming on the chalkboard would half-turn and say "...is that right?" Then he would theatrically sigh out loud and say".. I'm used to discussions with graduate students. You ar

Re: [FRIAM] national debt and zero-sum games

t I consider myself an "informed consumer" of economic policy discussions, but by no means claim any expertise in economics. Stephen Thompson (lurker) MBA Finance MS Software Engineering On 9/10/2010 5:04 PM, Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky wrote: Hi Glen , It looks in some ways

[FRIAM] Projects: 5 Stages

Tory: I am part way through Scott Page's book titled _The Difference_ He discussed the the power of diversity to produce better groups and outcomes. Are you aware of that reference? None, some, or much diversity would influence the stages or at least successful completion of the stages woul

Re: [FRIAM] New York Times Photo Opp=

and sure, if I didn't want to be called Tory I wouldn't put it out there... On May 4, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Stephen Thompson wrote: Tory:  (if you will allow the familiar term) Thanks for your suggestion.  I just uploaded a picture of Bleeding Hearts (Dicentr

Re: [FRIAM] New York Times Photo Opp=

Tory:  (if you will allow the familiar term) Thanks for your suggestion.  I just uploaded a picture of Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra Spectabilis) also known as Dutchman's Trousers.    I am not photo savvy but it was a pleasant 1/2 hour in the morning wondering around  unscheduled in the backya

Re: [FRIAM] Being trained

That would include the 8th grade science teacher nailing your hand with a rubber band from across the room because you can't stop fiddling with the scales (clanking noise) while someone else is talking ! I still flinch around taut (taught!?) rubber bands (SIT Fido! don't move) Steph T

Re: [FRIAM] How to Begin?

Vladimyr: I am a lurker on this site listening to interesting ideas. I recently started looking into agent-based systems. I started out with a Teaching Company lecture series entitled Understanding Complexity by Prof Scott Page. He is a visiting Prof at Sante Fe. The course is just introd

Re: [FRIAM] Nation Shudders At Large Block Of Uninterrupted Text

Ah what memories of undergrad school in the 1970s . reading Dumas without the help of headlines and tweets. though between the first chapter and the last chapter, the classic comic book helped me get the gist of the story enough to pass the mid-term exam! ( '..those were the days my fr

Re: [FRIAM] From Tibet to the edge of The Universe and back in 6:31video: Rich Murray 2009.12.19

Anyone else use to imagine when they were a kid having a private flying saucer that came up out of a hidden lab underground in the back yard ? Especially when camping in the North Woods where you could actually see the Milky Way when you looked up? (at this point my brother, the PhD in Quant

Re: [FRIAM] From Tibet to the edge of The Universe and back in 6:31 video: Rich Murray 2009.12.19

humbling, incomprehensible, and of course cool. Rich Murray wrote: From Tibet to the edge of The Universe and back in 6:31 video: Rich Murray 2009.12.19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U Left click your mouse on the = symbol or the triangle symbol in the lower left corner of th

Re: [FRIAM] In the theater of consciousness

Nick: Without intending to "set you off" can you explain a bit about your displeasure at 'cognitive scientists'? Are they too loose in their work; an academic mash-up with no real direction; something else; or all of the above ? Just interested to hear your story... Thanks, Steph T (lurker

Re: [FRIAM] Rule driven agent-based modeling systems

Eric: This is a nice outline of an agent-software experiment. I wish I knew NetLogo so I could give it a try. I will save this email and when I get further into agent-based software I will give this a try. I expected you to also be a computer scientist or university professor in the field,

Re: [FRIAM] Rule driven agent-based modeling systems

Russ: Have you looked at Jade (Jave Agent Devel Environ)? Try a Google search on Jade Agent Systems and you will also turn up AgentOWL . The latter is an agent system based on Jade but adds an OWL based ontology using Jena for the o

Re: [FRIAM] H1N1 Swine Google Mashup

I wondered about that question too. Is it possible that 6 decades of vaccinations and other health "infrastructure" in the USA generally prevents random incursions of disease? I know viruses are different from bacterial infections. An analogy may be the condition of two neighbor's lawns. O

Re: [FRIAM] (no subject)

Gary is correct on the pron. and explanation of the pasty. The best ones are from a small restaurant in Virginia, MN on "da range" as they say. I understood these delectable treats actually started with the Welsh miners - something along the lines of the movie "How Green Was My Valley" (did I

Re: [FRIAM] It's cute but what is it for? To Explore Knowledge

Hi All: I am Stephen Thompson and relatively new to this email stream. I recently completed an MS in software engineering however, I am employed as an investment analyst for the past 25 years. I listen in on this conversation to learn interesting things. The Map of Knowledge discussed in

Re: [FRIAM] stimulate savings?

pending in the economy. So the Gov't needs to step up and spend. Classic Keynesian economics. Savings are good too, but savings alone will not move the economy along. Stephen Thompson Mpls, MN Mike Oliker wrote: Are we fighting the last Depression with this stimulus bill, when ou