Complexity

[close] Ecosphere studies reading group.

[close] A community of people who want to engage with topics spanning across physics, mathematics, computation, biology, chaos and complexity theory, cognitive sciences (artificial intelligence, neuroscience, psychology), philosophy of science (and other areas at intersectional crossroads) at a more robust level than popular expositions that are intended for a broader audience. Every member ought to have the enthusiasm and will to work through difficult texts (and solving exercises, if needed!) This implies that the selection of books that are more formal in the treatment of their subject matter will be prioritized over those that shy away from complications, but doesn't necessarily exclude anything apriori. On the other hand, we want to pick up those having relevance in addressing fundamental questions rather than digging down the rabbit hole for extremely niche curiosities.

[close] A space to discuss important books regarding systems thinking. This group was inspired by a collaborative review of The Systems View of Life by Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi that will be published in Zygote Quarterly (http://zqjournal.org/ - see issues 9 and 10). We also talked about Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows and Diana Wright. Other starting places include previous works by Fritjof Capra and At Home in the Universe by Stuart Kauffman. How can a systems approach be applied across intellectual domains? How can it be transformative?

[close] Book group for Complexity Explorer. Started in February 2013 to accompany "Introduction to Complexity" on-line course.