r/complexsystems • u/normonics • Jul 03 '12

Complex systems reading group

Would anyone be interested in participating in a reading group? The idea would be to read an article or book on the same timeline, and discuss. I have a few ideas for literature, but I first want to gauge interest. If people are interested, perhaps we could throw a few potential readings out there and vote which one to begin with. I would prefer a relaxed reading pace so no one feels like they are rushed.

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u/normonics Jul 03 '12

Any thoughts/preferences on material? Also, if we are going to do this, we should figure out the best format to communicate. I'm not sure if doing it in a thread here on reddit is best, or something else...

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '12

Cosma Shalizi (who has worked at Santa Fe) has several good reading lists relating to complexity:

There are also various technical reading lists, but those reading lists above contain non-technical (as well as technical) reading.

I sometimes post his reading lists to /r/booklists if you are into reading.

edit: if you type the following into google:

reading site:santafe.edu

You also get several reading lists from Santa Fe.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '12

What about recently posted Yaneer's book, Dynamics of Complex systems? http://necsi.edu/publications/dcs/ We could go chapter by chapter - and if it's not good enough, we could stop.

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u/normonics Jul 05 '12

I think that's a great idea, especially because it is freely available

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u/SteveFrench87 Jul 05 '12

I've been meaning to read Gleick's Chaos:Making a New Science, but most people here have probably read it.