6^th Intl Conf on Complex Systems (ICCS)

Hans-Peter Brunner, Asian Development Bank, Application Of Complex Systems Research To Efforts Of International Development, Video Summary 6:57 [MP4: 5.2 Mb, mp3: 6.4 Mb].
David Brin, Science Fiction Author, Prediction as Faith, Prediction as a Tool: Peering Into Tomorrow's World, Video Summary 12:13 [MP4: 9.1 Mb,QuickTime: 9.0 Mb,mp3: 11.2 Mb].
Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University, New Understanding in Social Evolution, Video Summary 12:41 [QuickTime: 9.4 Mb, MP4: 9.2 Mb, mp3: 11.6 Mb].
David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University, Rethinking the Theoretical Foundations of Sociobiology, Video/Audio Summary 05:57 [MOV: 4.5 Mb, mp3: 5.5 Mb, MP4: 4.3 Mb].
Diane McDonald, IRD, University of Strathclyde, A Methodology for Exploring Emergence in Learning Communities, Video Summary 06:53 [QuickTime: 5.2 Mb, mp3: 5.1 Mb, MP4: 4.9 Mb].
Katy Borner, Indiana University, Mapping Science, Video Summary 05:49 [QuickTime: 4.4 Mb, mp3: 5.3 Mb, MP4: 4.4 Mb].
Eric Bonabeau, Icosystem, Simulating Systems, Video Summary 06:37 [QuickTime: 5.0 Mb, mp3: 6.1 Mb, MP4: 4.8 Mb].
Adrian Gheorghe, Old Dominion University/Department Engineering Management, Vulnerability Assessment of Complex Critical Infrastructures, Video Summary 09:54 [QuickTime: 7.4 Mb, mp3: 9.1 Mb, MP4: 7.2 Mb].
Steven Hassan, Freedom of Mind Resource Center inc., Destructive mind control issues: cults, deprogramming and SIA post 9-11, Video Summary 06:51 [QuickTime: 5.2 Mb, mp3: 6.3 Mb, MP4: 5.1 Mb].
Eric Klopfer, Teacher Education Program, MIT, StarLogo The Next Generation, Video Summary 06:49 [QuickTime: 5.1 Mb, mp3: 6.2 Mb, MP4: 5.0 Mb].
Philip Fellman, Southern New Hampshire University , The Complexity of Terrorist Networks, Video Summary 08:21 [QuickTime: 6.2 Mb, mp3: 7.6 Mb, MP4: 6.1 Mb].
Alice Davidson, University of Colorado, Complexity For Human-Environment Well-Being, Video Summary 05:57 [MP4: 4.1 Mb, QuickTime: 4.4 Mb, mp3: 5.4 Mb].
Attila Priplata, Hebrew SeniorLife/Harvard Medical School , Noise-Enhanced Human Balance Control, Video Summary 09:42 [QuickTime: 7.2 Mb, mp3: 8.9 Mb, MP4: 6.7 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