Comments on: ADD Cast 055 – Dr. Michael Shermer Part 1 http://addcast.net/2008/02/02/add-cast-055-dr-michael-shermer-part-1/ Adventures In The Attention Deficit Disorder Way Of Life Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:09:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Marlin May http://addcast.net/2008/02/02/add-cast-055-dr-michael-shermer-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2679 Marlin May Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:10:03 +0000 http://addcast.net/2008/02/02/add-cast-055-dr-michael-shermer-part-1/#comment-2679 As usual, a very, very interesting podcast. Question: Are there inherent problems modeling systems which exhibit emergent properties, whether markets or biomes, if the components of those system are aware of the operation and mechanisms of the whole? In other words, would modeling a market whose component parts are more or less unaware of the larger picture would be a different problem than modeling a market whose component parts have considerable intelligence about the larger picture, and act upon it accordingly? As usual, a very, very interesting podcast.

Question: Are there inherent problems modeling systems which exhibit emergent properties, whether markets or biomes, if the components of those system are aware of the operation and mechanisms of the whole?

In other words, would modeling a market whose component parts are more or less unaware of the larger picture would be a different problem than modeling a market whose component parts have considerable intelligence about the larger picture, and act upon it accordingly?

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