Complexity, Science & Society Conference 2005

Introduction

• Robert Geyer , Conference Co-chair. Video Summary 3:28 [asf: 4.1 Mb].

Invited Speakers

• Fritjof Capra. "Complexity and Life". Video Summary 6:27 [asf: 7.6 Mb].
• Carlos Gershenson. "A General Methodology for Designing Self-Organizing Systems". Video Summary 2:40 [asf: 3.1 Mb]. Full talk Audio 38:30 [mp3: 64Kbps, 17.6 Mb] Slides [pdf]. Full paper [arxiv preprint]
• Francis Heylighen. "Towards a Philosophy of Complexity". Video Summary 5:40 [asf: 6.5 Mb]. Full talk + questions Audio 1:13:11 [mp3: 64Kbps, 33.5 Mb] Slides [pdf]. Full paper [arxiv preprint]
• Jeff Johnson. "Representing Complex Systems". Video Summary 1:25 [asf: 1.7 Mb].

Subject Areas

We asked some of the Subject Coordinators to give summaries of their sessions.

• Archaeology, Zosia Archibald. Video Summary 15:13 [asf: 17.3 Mb].
• Arts, Mateo Willis. Video Summary 0:58 [asf: 1.1 Mb].
• Diversity, Inter-Connectivity and Sustainability, Pierpaolo Andriani and Peter Allen. Video Summary 3:34 [asf: 4.1 Mb].
• Ecological Economics, Katharine N. Farrell. Video Summary 2:38 [asf: 3.0 Mb].
• Electrical Engineering, Anthony Deakin. Video Summary 1:26 [asf: 1.7 Mb].
• Health, Cary Brown. Video Summary 2:43 [asf: 3.1 Mb].



• Management, Elizabeth McMillan. Video Summary 4:28 [asf: 5.1 Mb].
• Mathematics, Robert MacKay. Video Summary 3:51 [asf: 4.4 Mb].
• Philosophy, Carlos Gershenson. Video Summary 1:38 [asf: 1.9 Mb].
• Politics and International Affairs, Samir Rihani. Video Summary 3:03 [asf: 3.5 Mb].

Contributed by Nadia Gershenson (video) and Carlos Gershenson (audio). We would like to thank all the people who participated in this webcast, it was a pleasure working with you.

Webserver space kindly provided by the Centrum Leo Apostel of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Note: Audio files are in downloadable mp3 format for portable mp3 players or mp3 software players. Video files are in asf format and can be played e.g. with windows media player. If you have problems, suggestions, or comments with the file formats, please contact Carlos Gershenson.

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