Illuminating the Shadow of the Future

Edward O. Wilson, Keynote Address, Podcast 1:06:54 [mp3: 8.0 Mb].
John Holland, The Contribution of Complex Systems Theory, Podcast 29:36 [mp3: 3.5 Mb].
Doyne Farmer, Properly Discounting the Future for Uncertain Predictions, Video 05:44 [mp4: 21.1 Mb, QuickTime: 4.3 Mb].
Gottfried Mayer, Critical Time Scales in Neural and Global Systems, Video 06:13 [ QuickTime: 4.7 Mb].
J. David Singer, Conference Summary, Video 04:32 [mp4: 16.7 Mb, QuickTime: 3.4 Mb].
Urs Luterbacher, Future of Environmental Scarcities and Conflict, Podcast 23:09 [mp3: 2.7 Mb].
David Wilkinson, Power-Structure Fluctuations in the "Long Duree" of South Asian World System, Podcast 29:05 [mp3: 3.5 Mb].
Richard D. Alexander, Evolution and the Future of Human Behavior, Podcast 28:52 [mp3: 3.4 Mb].
Atsushi Tago, Who will be the next Iran and North Korea? Predicting Nuclear Proliferation by Statistical Approach, Podcast 21:05 [mp3: 2.5 Mb].
Claudio Cioffi-Revilla, Severity of War as Function of Time, Podcast 7:52 [mp3: 1.8 Mb].
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Discussion, Podcast 5:20 [mp3: 1.2 Mb].

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For a theoretical background of the Complexity Digest Virtual Conference Network see:

• Time-scales, Meaning, and Availability of Information in a Global Brain, C. Gershenson, G. Mayer-Kress, A. Das, P. Das, and M. Marko, 2003-07-11, DOI: cs.AI/0305012, arXiv
• Conferences with Internet Web-Casting as Binding Events in a Global Brain: Example Data From Complexity Digest, A. Das, G. Mayer-Kress, C. Gershenson, P. Das, 2003-03-22, DOI: cs.NI/0303023, arXiv
• Time-Scales and the Historical Role of Conferences for the Emergence of Global Brains, G. Mayer-Kress
  • in: From Intelligent Networks to Global Brains, Evolutionary Social Organization through Knowledge Technology, Brussels, Belgium, 01/07/3-5
• The Global Brain As An Emergent Structure From The Worldwide Computing Network, And Its Implications For Modeling, Mayer-Kress, Gottfried; Barczys, Cathleen. The Information Society v11, n1 (Jan-Mar 1995): 1-27