Enzymind Labs

Euglena Academy's fall program is out, see below. I'm going to try to get to a couple of the Cozmic Pizza presentations.

Euglena Academy is an independent, college-level school for adults (18+) in Eugene, Oregon offers scientifically rigorous classes (beginning & advanced) and workshops about systems sciences (also known as complexity). 

Appetizers: Euglena @ Cozmic Pizza

Euglena, Cozmic Pizza & Eugene Weekly present Dr. Alder Fuller et al, Mondays (7 pm) at Cozmic Pizza:
a weekly series of lectures, films & discussions to promote an understanding of systems, life & global issues. Sept - Dec: series overviews with lectures & discussions about systems & the monthly topics to be addressed beginning in January.

● Sept 22: Energy, Emergence & Life: A Systems View of Reality
● Sept 29: The “Uh-Oh” Factor: Feedbacks & Phase Transitions in Climate Systems
● Oct 6: Fractals, Power Laws & the Edge of Chaos: How to Recognize a Healthy System
● Oct 13: Gaia theory = Geo-physiology: Planetary Metabolism, Homeostasis & Physiology
● Oct 20: Panel discussion: topic = systems, life, climate & Gaia; panelists: TBA
● Oct 27: Gliders, Pentaminos & Rule 110: Cellular Automata: A New Kind of Math & Science
● Nov - Dec: More lectures, panels, discussions and/or films each Monday: Schedule TBA
● Beginning January, 2009 : A different theme each month; examples: energy, life, health, ecology, climate, food, shelter, community, education, economics, art, forests, oceans, air ... etc. Sequence for each month/topic: 1st Monday: lecture; 2nd: panel discussion; 3rd: film; 4th: public “round table” discussion. Schedule coming soon ...

Entrees: Workshops & Courses

Workshops {Friday: 7 – 9 pm: intro, by donation. Sat: 10 am – 6 pm + Sunday 10 am – 3 pm = $125}

● Sept 27 – 28: Systems 1: Models; networks, chaos, fractals, power laws & cellular automata
● Oct 11 – 12: Systems 1: Networks, models, chaos, fractals, power laws & cellular automata
● Oct 25 – 26: Climate Change 1: Systems sciences of climate change (begins Friday 6:30 pm w/ lecture)
● Nov 8 – 9: Systems 2: Emergence, Energy Flows, Autopoiesis & Gaia: So, What Is Life?
● Nov 22 – 23: Climate Change 2: Planning for adaptation to climate change. (begins Friday 6:30 pm)
● Dec 6 – 7: Systems 1: Networks, models, chaos, fractals, power laws & cellular automata
● Dec 13 – 14: Climate Change 1: Systems sciences of climate change (begins Friday 6:30 pm w/ lecture)