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Useful sites | A quiet revolution – the science of complex systems

Australian Research Council Complex Open Systems Research Network

• COSNet wiki
  Summarises five themes under investigation by the ARC Complex Open Systems Network.
  http://www.complexsystems.net.au/wiki/Main_Page

• The big questions
  Poses four ‘big’ questions that may be analysed using complex systems science.
  http://www.complexsystems.net.au/wiki/The_Big_Questions

New England Complex Systems Institute, USA

• About complex systems
  Provides an introduction to complex systems science and uses examples to illustrate systems concepts.
  http://necsi.org/guide/study.html

• Concept map
  Provides definitions for words used in complex systems science.
  http://necsi.org/guide/concepts/

• Visualizing complex systems science
  Attempts to present complex systems science in diagrams.
  http://necsi.org/projects/mclemens/viscss.html

Insights from complex systems (Serendip, USA)

Provides an eleven point summary of the features of complex systems.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/complexity/complexity.html

Mathematics in environmental science (Macquarie University, Australia)

Discusses the use of mathematical models in environmental science.
http://www.maths.mq.edu.au/texdev/MathSymp/Finnigan/Finnigan.html

Resilience (Resilience Alliance, USA)

Defines resilience and how it may be altered in ecosystems.
http://www.resalliance.org/576.php

Cellular automaton (Mathworld, Wolfram Research, USA)

Provides examples of simple mathematical rules that generate complex outcomes.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CellularAutomaton.html

Life’s games (University of Queensland, Australia)

Describes the rules of the ‘Game of Life’ cellular automaton.
http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/~infinity/Infinity%2015/games_15.html

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• It's not that simple (The Buzz, 2 December 2002)
  Explores the history of complex systems and considers areas as diverse as ecosystems, climate and the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/buzz/stories/s740461.htm

• Maths genius tames complex systems (News in Science, 27 May 2005)
  Describes the applications of the award-winning research of a mathematician.
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1377938.htm