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From: rwmurphr@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert W Murphree)
Subject: Re: Help for science writer
Message-ID: <1991May30.182434.30337@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 18:24:34 GMT

An interesting topic is the origin of complexity.  John d. Barrow the physicist
said in a New scientist article that although we know the laws of the universe
have various beautiful simplicities and symettries-and we know about symmetry
breaking-the pencil standing on end representing the symmetry before the big
bang.  We are just beginning to understand how complexity comes out of these
symmmetries-the I. prigonine irreversible thermodynamics stuff is part of 
this .  I think this is fascinating stuff and is not well known.  I think
it would be interesting to see if a science writer-not necessariy a newspaper
science writer-could tackle such a subject.

Send me a copy if you get interested in this subject.
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