Friam Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2

[Peter-2-2]

 Re: Complexity Science movie? (Parks, Raymond)

I may be a simple right brainer but the scenes which resonate for me are in "what the Bleep "

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Peter Baston

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>    1. Re: Complexity Science movie? (Parks, Raymond)
>    2. Re: Complexity Science movie? (Alfredo Covaleda)
>    3. Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations, by Werner
>       Krauth (Owen Densmore)
>    4. Re: Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations, by
>       Werner Krauth (G?nther Greindl)
>    5. Re: Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations, by
>       Werner Krauth (Ken Lloyd)
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> Subject:
> Re: [FRIAM] Complexity Science movie?
> From:
> "Parks, Raymond" <rcparks at sandia.gov>
> Date:
> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:24:38 -0600
> To:
> "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" <friam at redfish.com>
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> To:
> "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" <friam at redfish.com>
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>
> Joshua Thorp wrote:
>> Can anyone think of a movie or scene in a movie that exemplifies
>> complexity science themes,  such as many interacting parts with
>> emergent patterns, non-linear behaviors, self organizing,  etc.  
>
>   I think the scenes in "Yellowbeard" where Madeline Kahn's and Graham
> Chapman's characters are remembering the sequence of movements to find
> the treasure show something of non-linear behaviors, possibly self
> organizing.
>
> "Stagger, stagger, crawl, crawl, jump..."
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> Subject:
> Re: [FRIAM] Complexity Science movie?
> From:
> "Alfredo Covaleda" <acovaleda at loslibrosusados.net>
> Date:
> Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:51:33 -0500
> To:
> "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" <friam at redfish.com>
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> To:
> "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" <friam at redfish.com>
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>
> Hola
>
> Maybe A Sound of Thunder movie is the film you are looking for.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder
>
> Hasta pronto y exitos
>
> Alfredo C.
>
>
> 2008/6/30 Joshua Thorp <jthorp at redfish.com <mailto:jthorp at redfish.com>>:
>
>     Can anyone think of a movie or scene in a movie that exemplifies
>     complexity science themes,  such as many interacting parts with
>     emergent patterns, non-linear behaviors, self organizing,  etc.  
>
>     Any thoughts?
>
>     --joshua
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> Subject:
> [FRIAM] Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations, by Werner
> Krauth
> From:
> Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net>
> Date:
> Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:45:13 -0600
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> To:
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> Has anyone read this critter?  Looks fascinating.
> http://www.phys.ens.fr/doc/SMAC/
> http://www.smac.lps.ens.fr/index.php/Main_Page
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>    -- Owen
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> Subject:
> Re: [FRIAM] Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations, by
> Werner Krauth
> From:
> G?nther Greindl <guenther.greindl at gmail.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:20:42 +0200
> To:
> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
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> To:
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>
> Hey,
>
> the book has already crossed my radar but I have not had the occasion
> to read it, as I'm drowning in books already.
>
> But I would like to queue in with Owen as to interest in FRIAMer
> comments if some of you have already read it?
>
> Cheers,
> G?nther
>
> Owen Densmore wrote:
>> Has anyone read this critter?  Looks fascinating.
>> http://www.phys.ens.fr/doc/SMAC/
>> http://www.smac.lps.ens.fr/index.php/Main_Page
>>
>>     -- Owen
>>
>>
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> Subject:
> Re: [FRIAM] Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations, by
> Werner Krauth
> From:
> "Ken Lloyd" <kalloyd at wattsys.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:27:53 -0600
> To:
> "'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group'"
> <friam at redfish.com>
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> To:
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>
> No, I haven't. I wonder if it is better than Chandler's, "Intro. to Modern
> Statistical Mechanics" (mid 1980's)?
>
> Then there is always Robert M. Gray's two books "Probability and Ergodic
> Theory" and "Information and Entropy" (ca 2000)
>
> Ken.
>
>  
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: friam-bounces at redfish.com
>> [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:45 PM
>> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
>> Subject: [FRIAM] Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and
>> Computations,by Werner Krauth
>>
>> Has anyone read this critter?  Looks fascinating.
>> http://www.phys.ens.fr/doc/SMAC/
>> http://www.smac.lps.ens.fr/index.php/Main_Page
>>
>>     -- Owen
>>
>>
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>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
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