Complexity in Society:Complexity in Society:A Journey of Many DimensionsA Journey of Many Dimensions

National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation

Fractal images: Martin Golubitsky, Univ. of Houston http://www.math.uh.edu/~chaos/

Source: Dr. Rita Colwell

Photo showing woman using sari to filter drinking water

(schematic atom), (helix), (cell), (human organism), (people), (landscape), (cityscape), (satellite view of Florida), (earth from space), (spiral galaxy).

Sir Martin Rees, who became 15th Astronomer Royal at the start of 1995.

Sir Martin is president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and is chairman of PPARC's advisory panel on the public understanding of science and technology.

He is based at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge, one of the focal points for NAW '96

Sir Martin Rees, British Astronomer Royal

How people are connected: How people are connected: contrasting social networkscontrasting social networks