[FRIAM] An In-Depth Look At Pivot, Microsoft ’s Newest Data Visualization Tool

*FYI -- * *-tj * *Crunch Network*: CrunchBase * *the free database of technology companies, people, and investors An In-Depth Look At Pivot, Microsoft’s Newest Data Visualization Tool

[FRIAM] FAQ - Stack Overflow

An interesting concept and tool. Has anyone used stackoverflow.com ? http://stackoverflow.com/faq -tom FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps a

[FRIAM] Data Unbound - Data Architect, Consultant, Trainer, and Author Raymond Yee on data and software in research and education

Interesting site for data junkies http://blog.dataunbound.com/about/ -tom johnson FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at

Re: [FRIAM] Facebook: OK, now what!?

Yes, go to -- and get -- Tweetdeck.com -tj On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Owen Densmore wrote: > Thanks for the help, good examples. > > One question has popped up for me: You can link twitter to facebook, so > that all/some of your tweets appear in facebook too, as a "status" update. > Not

Re: [FRIAM] driver detective

It just seemed to do the best job with the simplest user interface. And, when I had to have my HD reformatted and then a complex job of reinstalling XP, it did a good job of finding some relatively obscure XP drivers for my VISTA-appropriate machine. -tj On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Nicholas

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone need a google wave invite?

Yes, I would also appreciate an invite. -tom On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Robert Holmes wrote: > I've got 6 left -- R > > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures,

Re: [FRIAM] driver detective

I have Driver Detective -- yeah, it does change you for the updates -- but I use Driver Robot. -tj On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Nicholas Thompson < nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Does anybody have anything kind or unkind to say about Driver Detective > for a year at 30 bucks. > > My c

[FRIAM] 50 Great Examples of Data Visualization

Food for thought RE dataviz http://ce.sysu.edu.cn/hope/Education/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=4883 -tom johnson FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubs

[FRIAM] Could World of Warcraft be the new War a nd Peace? –

FYI for those of us interested in simulation/gaming (or is it gaming/simulation?) http://niemanstoryboard.us/2009/10/01/could-world-of-warcraft-be-the-new-war-and-peace/ Tom Johnson Inst. for Analytic Journalism Santa Fe, NM USA FRIAM

[FRIAM] 2009 Healthspottr Fellows Program | Healthspottr

FYI -- http://healthspottr.com/fellows Healthspottr Fellow <http://healthspottr.com/fellows> -- *outstanding entrepreneurs will be awarded prizes of up to $250,000 to accelerate their innovative endeavours*. Think MacArthur Genius Grant for healthcare. -tom j

Re: [FRIAM] New Study: ‘Publish or perish’ fac tor in spiraling retractions

th first reports, with quantity > over quality, and with "sexyness" over other measures of importance or > accuracy. > > Eric > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 02:13 PM, *Tom Johnson * wrote: > > fyi > > > http://www.resourceshe

[FRIAM] New Study: ‘Publish or perish’ fac tor in spiraling retractions

fyi http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/08/19/new-study-publish-or-perish-factor-in-spiralling-retractions/ -tj FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe,

[FRIAM] WordPress and collaborative mathematics

FYI from O'Reilly Radar. And does this suggest possibility of something like "distributed data analysis" whereby a number of widely scattered watchdogs could be poking into the same data set? If so, it raises interesting questions for journalism educators: who is developing the tools to manage su

[FRIAM] Related to Castellani and "Sociology and Complexity Science"

If you are willing to ignore the fact that this is an example of one of the world's worst PowerPoint decks, go here and download the paper and PPT presentation. There will be some material possibly useful to those of us in the teaching biz. See http://www.personal.kent.edu/~bcastel3/

[FRIAM] Matt Webb from Schulze & Webb in London

When you have a moment, give this a look, esp. those of us involved in the SF Complex. >From O'Reilly Radar: *"Scope -- talk by Matt Webb, given to Reboot 2009. Every ten slides I sigh happily as new mental connections slide into place, as only Matt c

Re: [FRIAM] Debategraph home

m of working through problems (although >> still with us like a vestigial tail) and ratchets up confrontation to a >> win-lose dance. Dialogue seeks to open space for creative, non-bifurcated >> thinking, that leads to better outcomes on contentious i

[FRIAM] Debategraph home

An interesting too that "might" assist some of our discussion. http://debategraph.org/ -tj 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] No to SQL? Anti-database movement gains steam

Of interest to some of us... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&arti cleId=9135086&source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2009-07-02<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135086&source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailya

[FRIAM] Good remote access tool

All: >From time-to-time I need to help someone trouble-shoot something on their computer, and need to do so remotely. I have a subscription to LogMeIn, which I like a lot, but thanks to the "Scout Report" I learned of this app, TeamViewer. It's free; my favorite price. TeamViewer seems to run a

[FRIAM] Sixty Symbols - Physics and Astronomy videos

A fun site for poking around. Sixty Symbols -- 5m videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy. Great stuff! (via Glutnix on Twitter ) http://www.sixtysymbols.com/# -tj FRI

[FRIAM] Fwd: hacking for Iran - dispatches from the Iranian cyberfront

All" Interesting example of "dynamic social complexity" -tj *Dispatches from the Iranian cyberfront *I’ve spent the last seventeen hours living inside a cyberpunk novel. A libertarian cyberpunk novel. It’s been a weird and awesome experience. Within an hour after I

[FRIAM] Map of medical costs in U.S.

Per the discussion this a.m. regarding U.S. medical costs: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31390679/ns/health-health_care -tj -- == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c)

[FRIAM] Updating one's quantitative skill set

Check out the YouTube channel 'The Khan Academy'. Cool videos ranging from Calculus to Economics to Physics: http://bit.ly/94s1 -- tj == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c)

[FRIAM] Book on Emergence

This work-in-progress will be of interest to some on the list. -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: Peggy Holman Date: Sun, May 10, 2009 at 1:12 AM Subject: {JTM} Re: Why is this working so well? To: JTMlist Here's a link to the V2.0 book draft. The working title: Engaging Emerg

[FRIAM] Fwd: Upcoming Webcasts: Location-Enabling Websites, Google SketchUp, iPhone Hacks, and Effective Communication

A number of topics here that will interest some FRIAM-ers. -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: O'Reilly Media Date: Wed, May 6, 2009 at 3:31 PM Subject: Upcoming Webcasts: Location-Enabling Websites, Google SketchUp, iPhone Hacks, and Effective Communication To: jtjohnson...@gmail.

Re: [FRIAM] [sfx: Discuss] Need minis, projectors and equipment loans for sum...@sfcomplex Art Series

I have a digital projector you can borrow. -tom johnson On 5/6/09, Stephen Guerin wrote: > > We have a pretty exciting line-up this summer for art shows. To help us > out, we will need some short-term loans of mac minis and a 4 or 5 lcd > projectors for our "Projected Light&qu

[FRIAM] So you're quoting a scholarly journal, huh?

All: For your information " Tags: math physics academia elsevier publishing journ

Re: [FRIAM] FW: NYTimes.com: End the University as We Know It

Owen: For me, the best thing about tenure was that it allowed me to take up to two years of unpaid-leave whenever I wanted, safe in the knowledge that my job (with fine retirement and health bennies) would be there when I came back. Without that safety valve, I surely would not have been able to b

Re: [FRIAM] emergence, again

Try this: http://physicsandfact.notlong.com -tj On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Nicholas Thompson < nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I am told on Higher Authority that I cannot think about emergence any > more before I have read the following reference: > > > Cartwright, Nancy D. "Do the

Re: [FRIAM] H1N1 Swine Google Mashup

Has anyone calculated the size of the virus and the size of the holes in those face masks everyone seems to be wearing in MEX? I suspect those are more of a psychological balm than a true prophylactic. -tj On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: > > http://maps.google.com/maps/m

Re: [FRIAM] Complexity and Institutional Philanthropy

Examples of public administrators and policy makers of measuring and defining "tipping point" successfully and then taking positive action, please? Perhaps I'm too pessimistic, but I recall more failures than successes. e.g. In the '50s, when urban planners apparently decided some cities had passe

[FRIAM] Upcoming Conferences for System Dynamics in K-12

Pardon the cross-posts. -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: Lees Stuntz Date: Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:10 PM Subject: Upcoming Conferences for System Dynamics in K-12 To: t...@jtjohnson.com [image: CLE logo] Upcoming Conferences of Interest for System Dynamics in K-12 Education

[FRIAM] NetLogo Tutorial in Spanish Available

) and Frank Wimberley (wimber...@earthlink.net) and Tom Johnson (t...@jtjohnson.com) in Santa Fe, New Mexico USA. We welcome your comments and corrections and, of course, please feel free to distribute this link as widely as you wish. To link to the Gizzi tutorial in both English and Spanish,

[FRIAM] Free seminar on ArcGIS tools in U.S.

FYI, gang. Hey, the price is right, should you be interested in mapping. I'll be driving down from Santa Fe, should anyone want to car pool. -Tom Johnson (t...@jtjohnson.com) = *Learn How to Deploy Fast Modern Web

Re: [FRIAM] TOTALLY AWESOME: Inventor turns cardboard boxes into eco-friendly oven

Yes, a good idea. And Victor Papanek was pushing it amost 40 yrs. ago. For a good read, track down: Papanek, Victor (1971). Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change, New York, Pantheon Books . ISBN 0-394-47036-2. On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Robert Howard wrote: > The $5

[FRIAM] Fwd: Awareness Watch Newsletter V7N4 April 2009 Announcement

fyi. I find Marcus' reports to be comprehensive and, hey, the price is right. Bill Press: Be sure to read down to find the section on bio informatics. -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Date: Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:35 AM Subject: Awareness Wat

Re: [FRIAM] YouTube - Extreme Sheep LED Art

retty cool idea even if 90% of it is fake animation. It should work as a > viral ad, though, like the faked one-wing killathrill plane landing video > from last year: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVxe8Nm2w8I > > -s > > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Tom Johnson w

[FRIAM] YouTube - Extreme Sheep LED Art

Imagine the creator/artist trying to initially explain to the sheep ranchers what he was up to and what he wanted them to do. But I love the emergence of it all, given that the only major rule for the "sheep agents" is "Move away from the dog. Quickly." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

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

Great observations from both Steves. But I would add that the map -- as helpful as it is -- strikes me as very English- and perhaps U.S. - centric. For example, we have recently learned of the close connections in Latin America among those who coming from both physics and philosophy to study Compl

[FRIAM] Fwd: the sixth sense technology

More feedstock for "ambient computing" efforts at SFx. -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: Dave Rizzotto Date: Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 6:17 PM Subject: the sixth sense technology To: Tom Johnson http://www.break.com/index/really-cool-new-sixth-sense-techn

Re: [FRIAM] Stevey's Blog Rants: Rhino on Rails

s. > I think that GLASS has promise, but I could be wrong. I am really > curious to see what the limitations might be when people at the Complex > try to do what they do in their day jobs, with GLASS. > > davew > > On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:56:43 -0700, "Tom Johnson" >

Re: [FRIAM] Stevey's Blog Rants: Rhino on Rails

And I, too, would pay to attend such a workshop. -tj On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Nick Frost wrote: > On Feb 15, 2009, at 4:52 PM, Roger Critchlow wrote: > > That's a hard google: GLASS = Gemstone Linux Apache Seaside Smalltalk = >> http://seaside.gemstone.com which didn't appear on the fi

Re: [FRIAM] Google Earth 5.0 Includes Historical Imagery - View Urban Growth/Sprawl

And Owen's suggestion produced another interesting link: http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2007/09/digital-urban-tutorials.html -tj On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Owen Densmore wrote: > Just in case any of our urbanists missed this: > > http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-earth-50-i

[FRIAM] Fwd: TED2009's first Great Unveiling, The new TED Fellows program

In case you know of any bright -- and young-ish -- potential applicants -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: Tom Rielly Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM Subject: TED2009's first Great Unveiling, The new TED Fellows program To: jtjohnson...@gmail.com Unveiling t

[FRIAM] Systems Biology: Big is Good

Perhaps of interest to listers. Systems Biology: Big is Good at 1:43 PM | Labels: ODE Modelling

[FRIAM] Mathematics Illuminated

*Perhaps of interest. Mathematics Illuminated [Macromedia Flash Player]* http://www.learner.org/courses/mathilluminated/ Everything (mathematics) is illuminated in this excellent thirteen-part series created by Annenberg Media for adult learners and high school teachers. As their website

Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade

I had great difficulty (and ultimately canceled) with Carbonite because it couldn't see the three or four USB drives I have hanging on my system. I use Mozy for the crucial files. -tj On 1/15/09, jpgir...@thinkingmetal.com wrote: > > I use an internet service, Carbonite, which is $50/year for un

[FRIAM] Google Maps as a teaching tool

For those of us in the teaching business, here are some interesting online applications from Google. Some interesting new ways to experience literature http://www.googlelittrips.org/ And equally early, but interesting, work using Google Earth to teach math concepts and skills. http://realworldmat

[FRIAM] models that bite back

A sidebar conversation regarding the "reality" of models 'The story that I have to tell is marked all the way through by a persistent tension between those who assert that the best decisions are based on quantification and numbers, determined by the patterns of the past, and those who base their d

Re: [FRIAM] What to do with knowledge

To this end, I would suggest including Susan Oberlander, State Librarian. She has been supportive of some of our projects in the past and would, I'm sure, be glad to participate. For those of you who have not taken advantage of the NM State Library, I highly recommend the collection, the building

[FRIAM] "Reasons Greetings"

And a Happy New Year to all. http://www.powersmedia.org/cards/ (Sorry, the ink-on-paper version was sold out.) -- Tom Johnson == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c

[FRIAM] Fwd: [NICAR-L] Magic/Replace -- tool for normalizing/cleaning data

Friends: I think this new tool, Magic/Replace, might be useful to many of you -- http://cleanupdata.com/ It's a Web-based tool that helps you clean data. Click "Watch the demo" in the lower left for a quick explanation. -- tj == J. T. Johnson Institut

[FRIAM] Fwd: Journal of Simulation - Table of Contents alert Volume 2 Issue 3

fyi -- Forwarded message -- From: Palgrave Macmillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:13 AM Subject: Journal of Simulation - Table of Contents alert Volume 2 Issue 3 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ---

[FRIAM] Your Search Activity Predicts Flu Outbreaks - O'Reilly Radar

FTI http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/11/your-search-activity-predicts.html --- -- tj == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c)505.473.9646(h) http://www

Re: [FRIAM] Fewer "subscription required"s

And here's a neat little Greasemonkey script that is also helpful: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/36647 -tj On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Robert Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A neat little tip (via lifehacker) that improves the odds of avoiding those > "subscription required" messag

[FRIAM] Are your skills obsolete?

All: Some of us may recall Bruce Sterling's fun site, "Dead Media," technologies that no longer are necessary or exist. http://www.deadmedia.org/ The human side of all that can now be found at "Obsolete Skills" http://obsoleteskills.com/Skills/Skills Build your personal timeline of obsolescence,

[FRIAM] Obama's Science and Innovation Plans

fyi. -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Lowenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:12 AM Subject: [1st-mile-nm] Obama's Science and Innovation Plans To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From this week's State Science and Technology Institute newsletter: http://www.ssti.

Re: [FRIAM] Book List

appreciate seeing it. All the best, Tom Johnson (in Santa Fe) On 11/6/08, Gregory Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I (Gregory Jones, new member to the discussion group) have placed an Amaz

Re: [FRIAM] Book List

Jack: "Hidden Harmony" does look like an interesting read. How soon can we expect to see you in Santa Fe to give a presentation (and book signing?) at the Santa Fe Complex (www.sfcomplex.org)? -tom johnson On 11/6/08, Jack Leibowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > &g

[FRIAM] Ruth Charney on Modeling with Cubes [Macromedia Flash Player]

>From the Internet Scout *Ruth Charney on Modeling with Cubes [Macromedia Flash Player]* http://www.maa.org/news/102308charney.html The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) continues to build on their already solid online presence with the addition of this lecture by noted mathematici

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] off topic

Nick is quite correct. And remember, too, that it is better to VOTE EARLY & VOTE IN PERSON in any state where it is possible. And if you're a U.S. citizen abroad, get your ballots mailed this week. Post-election analysis in 2004 and 2006 suggests that mailed-in ballots are more prone to disappea

[FRIAM] Annenberg scholars evaluate political differences on technology

Annenberg scholars evaluate political differences on technology http://arnic.info/policywatch.php Annenberg Research Network on International Communications Campaign 2008: USC Annenberg Technology and Media Policy Watch Sept. 30 Ernest J. Wilson, Dean, Annenberg School For Communication An inf

[FRIAM] results of a typical FRIAM session at St. John's

See http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/26/caption-contest-winner-is/all-captions/ -- tj == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c)505.473.9646(h) http://ww

[FRIAM] Fwd: 2008 SEVC Winners Announced

-- Forwarded message -- From: National Science Foundation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sep 25, 2008 12:02 PM Subject: 2008 SEVC Winners Announced To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view

[FRIAM] THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS

Perhaps of interest to some of us. -tj THE THIRD CULTURE "Statistical and applied probabilistic knowledge is the core of knowledge; statistics is what tells you if something is true, false, or merely anecdotal; it is the "logic of science"; it i

[FRIAM] Items of interest

Many of us, I suspect, are familiar with the fine weekly listserv, The Internet Scout Project report from the Univ. of Wisconsin. ( http://scout.wisc.edu/ ) If not, here a couple items that may be of interest to the list. -tom johnson Atta texana: An Underground View of an Ant Colony [Quick Time

[FRIAM] Take 30 seconds to advance science coverage

This is about the U.S. presidential candidates, but obviously science-related issues are a global concern. -tj -- Forwarded message -- From: Shawn Otto - ScienceDebate2008 team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:12 PM Subject: Take 30 seconds to advance science cover

Re: [FRIAM] Intro

Welcome, John. I hope you can visit Santa Fe and give us a rich briefing on category theory. All the best, Tom Johnson On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:11 PM, John F. Kennison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi, > > My name is John Kennison and I am glad to be welcomed to the Friam

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Whiskey's for Drinking -- WRONG DATES?????

Don: Google Calendar says the Taos Acequia presentation is *WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, not not Tuesday the 5th?* On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Don Begley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A double-header tomorrow night guaranteed to hit both cerebral hemispheres. > > -d- > > Begin forwarded message: > > >

[FRIAM] Fwd: Microsoft Rolls Out Publishing and Research Tools for Academics

All: This might -- MIGHT -- be another answer to Owen's search for an equation tool. See: http://chronicle.com/free/2008/07/4049n.htm and http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=030fae9c-704f-48ca-971d-56241aefc764&displaylang=en

Re: [FRIAM] Testing ... Can Friam support WYSIWIS?

Looks find in Gmail, although the URLs in the message are NOT hyperlink, which they are in the Rich Text Format of Gmail. -tj On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Owen Densmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We've all heard about WYSIWYG but that just means your printer can show > what your screen sho

[FRIAM] MIT tech talk videos

Surely of interest to some of us: *MIT TechTv [Macromedia Flash Player]* http://techtv.mit.edu/ Some people out there might be thinking: "What will MIT think up next?" Well, they've probably thought up a number of things in the time it takes just to read this sentence, but one of their latest

[FRIAM] Applied Complexity in Cuba

ise to cover the Team Santa Fe expenses, we are also trying to raise another $10k to help build a "Complexity Classroom" at the University of Camagüey. Any donations would be most welcome. Thanks again for your interest in this unique project. Saludos y adelante, Tom Johnson Institute fo

Re: [FRIAM] NYTimes.com: The Obama Connection

I like "Emergentzy." Easy to remember and probably easy to spell. "The system's current state of emergentzy." And it could be "emergentzied" and "emergentzing." -T On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Parks, Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ... > >> A column that, w

[FRIAM] FYI -- New book on Emergence, Complexity, and Self-Organization

Colleagues: Check out http://tinyurl.com/3emlvd Emergence, Complexity, and Self-Organization $52.99 $42.39 [image: Emergence, Complexity, and Self-Organization] Click to enlargehttp://isce239.securesites.net/~isce239/isce.edu/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=63')> [image: Emergence, Complexity,

[FRIAM] Fwd: [ISCE_complex-M] Digest Number 365

FYI: Also a conference at the same time in Camaüey, Cuba. See http://tallerencamaguey.pbwiki.com/ -Tom Johnson -- Forwarded message -- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:37 AM Subject: [ISCE_complex-M] Digest Number 365 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ther

[FRIAM] "Design and the The Elastic Mind" TV interview on the Web

Colleagues: Last month I mentioned to some of you my visit to New York's Museum of Modern Art and, specifically, its now-closed but wonderful exhibit, "Design and the The Elastic Mind." Last night, public broadcasting interviewer Charlie Rose spent much of his hour talking to the exhibit's curato

[FRIAM] New book of interest to FRIAM-ers: Bayesian Networks: A Practical Guide to Applications

This isn't shipping yet, but I suspect the topic will be of interest to some of us. Bayesian Networks: A Practical Guide to Applications Bayesian Networks, the

[FRIAM] Santa Fe and "Complexity in Cuba"

. If you think the idea has potential, I would appreciate it if you could point me to any potential funders. All the best, Tom Johnson == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c) 505.47

Re: [FRIAM] Introduction

before when searching for something complexity related. > Not sure when/if I will get to Indonesia but in case they are back in the > Netherlands I'd be happy to meet them. I have a cousin who is working as an > urban planner in Rotterdam. > > Jim > > > ----- Original Me

Re: [FRIAM] Introduction

in Bandung, should you be returning to the region. * http://www.bandungfe.net/ *All the best, Tom Johnson* * On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:39 AM, Jim Witkam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, I've been on the FRIAM list for some time now but haven't > introduced my

Re: [FRIAM] The quintessence of complexity thinking

Nick: For a good introduction to "applied" complexity, perhaps your colleagues would like to look at Robert Axelrod's home page at the Univ. of Michigan http://www-personal.umich.edu/~axe/ and specifically the link "Recent Courses" in the left column. That

[FRIAM] Kicking the Internet up a notch

Let's see now: what are the odds we in New Mexico -- hell, in the U.S. -- will ever see a fraction of this in our home? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3689881.ece?print=yes&randnum=1207538948023--- -- tj == J. T. Johnson Institute

[FRIAM] A moral obligation

fyi -- Forwarded message -- From: Shawn Otto - ScienceDebate2008 team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:20 PM Subject: A moral obligation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [image: Forward this newsletter to a friend]

[FRIAM] DIY, MAKE, etc.

All: First, kudos to Steve Guerin, Don Bagley, Owen Densmore, Roy Worth, Shawn Barr, Simon, et al. for pulling off the first event at what we hope will become (this month), the Santa Fe Complex. The Bar Camp ( http://barcamp.org/BarCampSantaFe) on Friday and Saturday attracted >35 bright and acco

[FRIAM] Annals of Science: Numbers Guy: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/03/080303fa_fact_holt/?yrail According to Stanislas Dehaene, humans have an inbuilt "number sense" capable of some basic calculations and estimates. The problems start when we learn mathematics and have to perform procedures that are anything but instinct

[FRIAM] visualcomplexity.com | A visual exploration on mapping complex networks and other data-intensive events

Some new and updated projects: http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/ -tj -- == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) http://www.jtjohnso

[FRIAM] NSF - Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge

FYI *Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge* Visuals can communicate research results and scientific phenomena in ways that words cannot. That's why NSF cosponsors this international contest to recognize outstanding achievements in

[FRIAM] Fwd: Journal of Simulation - Table of Contents alert Volume 2 Issue 1

-- Forwarded message -- From: Palgrave Macmillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 22, 2008 5:06 AM Subject: Journal of Simulation - Table of Contents alert Volume 2 Issue 1 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Journal E-alert *View this issue online! Take a closer look at the paper

[FRIAM] INVITE THIS GUY TO DIGITAL URBAN STUDIES: paris and emergence

On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Nicholas Thompson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like your description of a LEARNING ORGANIZATION. > > What a splendid way to be! As army ants are to the forest, so are you to > knowledge. > > Nick > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To:

Re: [FRIAM] Santa Fe Complex BarCamp March 7 and 8 (?)

Yeah, I'm for such things. But how might we flesh out the idea/topics? -tj On 2/15/08, Stephen Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So, how about a Santa Fe Complex BarCamp on March 7,8 at > http://www.santafecomplex.org? Out of towners can camp in the space and > *maybe* > Simon has an alte

[FRIAM] Spacesuits and Cities at SFI

Interesting seminar at SFI this coming week. Seminar Abstract *Wednesday, February 13, 2008* • 12:15 PM • Medium Conference Room, SFI *Nicholas de Monchaux* University of California, Berkeley *Spacesuits and Cities* In the last five years, the language of self-organization and evolutionary deve

Re: [FRIAM] Need some help

Carver: How are you going to address the problem of defining when the tool is deemed "created"? Seems to me that one of the great and wonderful aspects of the Digital Revolution that that while companies or individuals may release version 1.0 and 1.1, etc., the tool(s) are always in a dynamic sta

[FRIAM] Periodic table printmaking project

I'm stuck by the wonderful whimsey of this. Perhaps you will be also. -tj Periodic table printmaking project[image: period table prints] Ninety-six printmakers of all experience levels, have joined together to produce 118 prints in any medium; woodcut, linocut, monotype, etching, lithograph, si

[FRIAM] For FRIAM-ers in Santa Fe

Folks: I've seen this show twice in San Francisco a couple years back, and highly recommend it, both as fine theater and good story telling. I give it five geodesic domes plus one Dymaxion House.. Lensic Events Event Detail R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE Occur

[FRIAM] Fwd: Big news for ScienceDebate2008

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[FRIAM] Fwd: [newslib] Sign on for Science Debate 2008!

FYI. -- Forwarded message -- Take a look at this and act as you see fit. http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=2 -- == J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.

Re: [FRIAM] EeePC

Thanks for the info. I have an XO and, in fact, Friam-er Carl Tollander and have have been talking about establishing an XO Interest Group in Santa Fe to swap tip and tricks. At least a half dozen Santa Fe Friam-ers have one. Are you in Santa Fe? -Tom On Jan 27, 2008 4:57 PM, Joseph Dalessandr

Re: [FRIAM] EeePC

Some weeks back there were complaints that these were too slow for experienced users. Has that changed? -tj On Jan 27, 2008 3:55 PM, James Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I totally want one--as soon as the budget allows! So, I'd be > interested in others first-hand views. > > >From the rea

Re: [FRIAM] Old Computers and Peripherals

Owen: I'm taking a Win2000 PC, keyboard and printer down to a school in Mexico in a couple of weeks, but I'm looking for an appropriate monitor that can also be donated. Might you, or any of the gang, have such? -Tom Johnson On Jan 26, 2008 12:00 PM, Owen Densmore <[EMAIL PROT

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