Re: virus: Complex system

Barton Chittenden (tiger@iglou.com)
Thu, 11 Sep 1997 19:45:09 -0400 (EDT)


On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Richard Brodie wrote:

> On Sunday, September 7, 1997 5:36 PM, D.H.Rosdeitcher
> [SMTP:76473.3041@compuserve.com] wrote:
> I see no convincing evidence that
> > we're part of a complex system.
>
> In FIGMENTS OF REALITY, Cohen and Stewart give the example of a crowd
> exiting the theater. Each individual may have free will about his or her
> movements, yet the movement of the crowd is predictable.

There are a number of really cool sequences in the movie Koyannisqazi
(sp?) which involve looking at just that, using time lapse photography.

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