With the end of the Cold War's easy money and big-budget projects, many researchers began, out of necessity, using common technologies across disciplines. In this small, creative, complex-systems exploration, researchers found they could unlock the fimdamental processes of life, thought, and the universe on a new scale. By combinging the cheap tools of personal computers, remote sensors, the Internet, and basic artificial-intelligence systems, they began to open an exhilarating and frightening era in genetics, ecosystems, cosmology and neuroscience. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this pilot program is organized by the American Library Association and National Video Resources. Oak Park Public Library is one of only 50 sites in the nation offering this innovative program for the first time.
Registration is required.