On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Paul W. Frields <stickster(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Robert Goddard was a professor of physics, and so is Robert
Laughlin. He was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics for his
explanation of the fractional quantum Hall effect. Moreover he
argues for emergence which is a concept that says "The whole is
more than the sum of its parts". Fedora is more than the sum of
its software. . . .
[Theme suggestion:] Something that can illustrate the emergence
concept, like multiple objects combined to create a new one (more
complex).
Perhaps this could spark some interesting ideas!
Something like
Make a finite sequence of pictures subject to
Comparison of any two successive pictures yields some meaningful information.
Individual pictures as such should not be particularly suggestive
The deduced information should include Fedora Linux
Best
A. Mani
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