Fractals, Acequias, and a
Journalist's View of Data
Coming Events at Santa Fe Complex
July 23, 2008
Don't Forget
Dinosaurs are on the loose tonight, July 23, at Santa Fe Complex
6:00 - 9:00 pm at 632 Agua Fria St.
Santa Fe Complex is a nonprofit, community studio creating connections
in science, technology and art. Our studio stands on three core
activities: Collaboration to address real-world problems, encourage
cooperation and create economic opportunities in applied complexity,
urban planning and simulation, and computational arts. Communication
with local, national and international communities about our work in
Santa Fe and elsewhere. Whether it's a live feed or published
reports, we broadcast our work - and the role Santa Fe plays in this
important effort - to all interested parties.
Education through the principle of learning-by-doing in active
projects that lets students be part of, and contribute to, their
project team. We offer formal classes, scientific and technology
lectures, and internships.
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August Begins with Fractals
Fractals are infinitely complex, self-similar patterns. They are also
often extraordinarily beautiful and intriguing. Explore the exciting
field of fractals in an engaging interdisciplinary presentation that
demonstrates their enormous potential for inspiring interest in
science and math. Covering the art and science of fractals, we explore
the fractal patterns in nature, seen at scales from the microscopic to
the galactic. The simple, repetitive natural processes that give rise
to fractals all around us can also be harnessed by computer
simulations to generate mathematical fractals, which are simple to
explore and breathtakingly beautiful. Learn to create fractal art
yourself using available free software. The presentation includes
dazzling animated zooms, choreographed with original music, into
infinitely deep mathematical fractals, which can be seen as objects
much, much larger than our universe.
Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Fractal
Foundation, a New Mexico nonprofit that uses the beauty of fractals to
inspire interest in science, math and art. With a scientific
background in visual neurophysiology, and an international reputation
as the artist behind the flying fractal hotair balloons, Dr. Wolfe is
ideally situated to promote both the beauty and the intellectual
impact of fractals. Since 2003, he has taught over 21,000 children and
10,000 adults about fractals, and he is the creator of the extremely
popular First Friday Fractals show at the New Mexico Museum of Natural
History and Science.
For more information, visit the Santa Fe Complex home page.
Aequias of Taos County
The acequias of Taos County create a rich network of physical and
social features. Join Michael Cox as he describes his work mapping and
understanding the acequia network of Taos County. Additional speakers
will be added to the event and posted here.
Unruly Data Makes for a Bad Hair Day
Traditional structured database tools are limiting because they
require pre-defined structures and fields. Chris Feola, president of
xextPression and named one of the 50 most influential people in new
media by Online Journalism Review, describes the ins-and-outs of
information overload in the computer culture. In particular, he will
discuss imposing order of data to extract meaningful information from
it. Light refreshments will be provided. Admission is free but
donations to defray costs are appreciated. More information is
available here.
Come Visit Us
Santa Fe Complex is located next to the Railyard Art District and
within walking distance of the hotels, restaurants and shops at the
plaza downtown. We're housed in two facilities, the conference area at
624 Agua Fria and the project space at 632 Agua Fria.
The conference area contains meeting rooms and facilities for short-
term use associated with on-going complex projects. The project space
houses the great room, where we hold events and offer working
facilities for laptop users, coffee lounge and work carrels.
While there is parking at 624 Agua Fria, the Romero Street parking lot
is more conveniently located for the 632 facility. Romero St. is an
old-style Santa Fe ox-cart road just east of the 624 driveway. Follow
it until it opens up to two lanes and turn hard right into the parking
lot for 632.
Here's a map to our location, a representative shot showing the
Railyard District and a sketchup drawing of the facility at 632: For
more information, call 505/216.7562 or click here.
Don Begley
Managing Director
Santa Fe Complex
624 Agua Fria St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
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