[FRIAM] a cautious hello?

[Owen Densmore]

Hi Phil.  I looked through the paper you pointed us to earlier:
   http://www.synapse9.com/GTRevis-2006fin.pdf
Pretty interesting!  I liked the references too, pointing me to  
papers I'd missed even though written by folks who's books I've read.

Nick: Do you know if evolution has been explored along these lines?   
By that I mean the study of evolution of form/shape, looking for  
underlying processes beyond random selection.  I suspect this is a  
rich area, and I'm aware of things like the leopard's spots, and  
Geoffrey West's work/book on Scaling in Biology.

One area several of us are interested in is the evolution of cities.   
In many ways they appear to be alive.  Stephen Guerin put together a  
really thoughtful presentation at the Santa Fe Institute's Cities  
meetings a couple of years ago.  Several video clips were  
particularly vivid.  Steve: are any of these sources still  
available?  I didn't see them on Friam or Redfish.

Anyway, welcome Phil!

     -- Owen

Owen Densmore
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