My University is desperately searching for someone like Nilly. We’re not the only ones. Nilly's area of research is the hottest thing in interdisciplinary science right now and everyone is competeting for new faculty who know how to do it. Our ad:
The Complex Systems group currently has 10 faculty members with strong ties to other units at in the University that pursue research in the field of Complex Systems, including Cognitive Science, Psychology, Physics, the Biocomplexity Institute, and the School of Library and Information Science.
The research sub-areas in the group include complex networks, artificial life and robotics, computational intelligence, bio-inspired computing, computational biology and epidemiology, large scale data modeling and simulation, and Web applications. We are particularly interested in strengthening our emphasis on modeling the dynamics of complex information networks, social networks and media, and their broad societal implications.
Ideas for things to do with green tomatoes besides fry 'em?
I read somewhere (one of the Little House on the Prairie books, maybe) that you could use them to make something like an apple pie. I've never tried it, myself, but Cooks.com has some recipes.
mr. flea does mathematical/computer modeling of complex systems, but he works with built (water distribution network) and natural environments. Clearly environmental systems modeling is not as cool! Though I think the math and programming is a lot alike.
things to do with green tomatoes
Maybe some kind of pickle/relish/chutney?
things to do with green tomatoes
One of my foodie/canning-crazy friends has been making green tomato & apple chutney. She also is experimenting with green tomato & apple pie.
Rick's making me think PhD thoughts. Bad Rick!
Going bananas waiting for Agent Kate feedback on Sam.
Also, coming down with a cough. And maybe a fever.
So Mister Kitty is in the hospital for the night. I feel good about this. They want to monitor him and get his system all balanced out. They're going to put him on fluids and antibios and keep up with the meds he was on. Tomorrow, more tests (yay$$$) but if like the last time, if we can just get him on the mend...
FIngers crossed.
Now I have to do something about dinner.
Oh, and I missed the FedEx guy. Knew that would happen.
mr. flea does mathematical/computer modeling of complex systems, but he works with built (water distribution network) and natural environments. Clearly environmental systems modeling is not as cool! Though I think the math and programming is a lot alike.
It's the same thing from the scientific perspective! It's just easier going when chatting up new people if your application of those techniques is how cells self-assemble into organisms, or how internet users self-organize into communities, or how neurons know which other neurons to connect to, or why there are traffic jams. Electrical and water distribution systems are more of an acquired taste.
I'm a clinical psychologist who collaborates with math modelers, and they all think it's very unfair that normal people are intrinsically interested in clinical research but not in their more abstract work. They are always telling their students "You need to do a project with Rick, so you will have something to talk about at cocktail parties!"
But this new complex systems stuff is cool enough to interest anyone.
(Edited for complex yet unsystematic spelling)
The best 'shop I've seen yet of that particularly bad McCain photo: [link]
