This volume caught my eye primarily for Ronald Kline’s chapter “Mathematical Models of Technological and Social Complexity.” complexitycomputational modelingcyberneticsHerbert SimonJay Forresterphilosophy of social scienceStafford BeerSystem dynamics
A terrific discussion of computationalism by the very excellent Marcin Miłkowski, freely available in Minds and Machines. [i]t is less misleading to think of computationalism as a diverse research tradition composed of multiple, historically variable computational theories of mind (or brain). By conflating the research tradition with one of the early theories, one could be tempted…
Sam Harris chats with David Krakauer head of the complexity mecca — Santa Fe Institute. SFI offers some free programmes of real substance and difficulty well worth signing up for in an attempt to offset the illiteracy of philosophers on unavoidable matters of complexity. complexitycomputational intelligencecomputational modelingDavid KrakauerethicsneurosciencePhilosophyPhilosophy of mindPhysicssam harrissanta fe institutescience
With my good chum Péter Érdi at The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers mega shindig. Check out Peter’s excellent book (the title is as bold as Dennett’s Consciousness Explained) and now that Peter is head honcho for Cognitive Systems Research consider submitting something to them — it’s a very ecumenical journal with a nice balance between the philosophical and…
Recent paper with open access co-authored by a doyen of stigmergy theorists, Guy Theraulaz. (H/T to Simon Garnier). antscollective animal behaviorcomputational intelligencecomputational modelingEmergenceGuy Theraulaznest buildingspontaneous ordersStigmergy
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