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Friday > Archives > 2002 > July > July 5, 2002:
Hour Two: Stephen
Wolfram / Shark Attacks
Stephen Wolfram says that all complex phenomena, including mind-benders
such as genetic variation and the behavior of the stock market, can
actually be explained with very simple rules. In this hour of Science
Friday, guest host Joe Palca talks with him about his new book, "A
New Kind of Science,' and about how his approach might be applied.
Plus - before you hit the beach this holday weekend - what about
sharks? We'll talk with a shark expert who says that yes, it IS safe
to go back in the water. Call in with your comments and questions
at 1-800-989-8255, and share your opinions online in our Listeners'
Lounge (registration
required).
Guests:
Stephen Wolfram
Founder and CEO, Wolfram Research
Creator, Mathematica
Author,
"A New Kind of Science" (Wolfram Media, 2002)
Champaign, Illinois
George Burgess
Director, International
Shark Attack File and the Florida
Program for Shark Research
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Stephen
Wolfram: A New Kind of Science (official book site)
Salon.com
Books | The next Newton?
ABCNEWS.com
: Columnist Paulos Explores a New Kind of Science
Wired
10.06: The Man Who Cracked The Code to Everything ...
KurzweilAI.net:
Reflections on Stephen Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science"
Shark
Attacks-International Shark Attack File
NOVA
Online | Shark Attack!
The
Shark Research Institute
Avoiding
Shark Attack
Zootopia:
Australian Shark Attack File
This segment produced by: Tania
Munz
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