Mattie Quesenberry Smith
Artists and Musicians Engaging the Constellations and Other Complex Systems
- Andromeda and Koda Explore the Gigapixels of Andromeda with band Koda
- Ori Gersht's "Big Bang" Can destruction be beautiful? Gersht films the answer.
- Over the Rhine: "Meet Me at the Edge of the World" An exploration of “the edge of the world.”
- Powers of Ten: Film by Charles and Ray Eames This film explores scaling by powers of ten, beginning with two lovers lounging on a picnic blanket.
- The Flaming Lips: "Vein of Stars" Explores a vein of stars “calling out my name”
- The Flaming Lips: My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion Be patient with this until you reach the end!
Poets Engaging Emergent Complexity
- "Corson's Inlet" A. R. Ammons details his observations of emergent ecological and topographic complexity.
- A. R. Ammons Reads "Corson's Inlet"
- Tupelo Press 30/30 Project A wonderful opportunity to write a poem a day to support Tupelo Press!
Punctuating Physics with Poetry
- The Play between Art and Facts Explore Brainpickings’ article relating scientists, artists, and writers
Scientists and Complex Systems
- Introduction to Complex Systems This class is a simple introduction to complex systems–for poets with a little mathematical knowledge.
- The Santa Fe Institute: Science for a Complex World The Santa Fe Institute offers classes related to complex systems. I took one last spring, and I loved it! They kept it simple for the poets!
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's I-STEM ED Program K-16 Education Program Focusing on Integrative Learning and Complexity in the Classroom
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Panopticon: a Meditation on Complex Systems 