Complex Systems Science: How Do Math And Intuition Help Us Understand Whole Systems?
| Complex Systems Science: How Do Math And Intuition Help Us Understand Whole Systems? The human brain may be the ultimate complex system, but other examples appear everywhere. Take army ants. Despite their name, they have no general, and their queen sends out no instructions. No ant is aiming to get across that gully, and there is no blueprint or traffic light. Yet millions of ants, following the same instinctive rules of individual behavior, can build bridges with their bodies and forage for food along vast efficient highways. |
| There is Still Time to Take Action on The 2007 Energy Bill The Solar Action Energy Society has a page on their website that allows you to e-mail and/or call your local representative to make sure they support and include the important provisions (higher CAFE standards and a commitment to renewable energy) of this legislation. On this page they also have a hyperlink to more info on the bill, as well as an “alert” flyer you can print and hang at work or local coffee shops etc. Check it out.and please DO SOMETHING! Renewable energy is important and cannot continue to be neglected! |
| New Knowledge About Thermoelectric Materials Could Give Better Energy Efficiency New research could be used to develop motors that are more fuel-efficient and provide for more environmentally friendly cooling methods. The new data describes properties of thermoelectric materials. |