Visual Exploration of Complex Networks
jweebo writes "Seed magazine has a story on complexity, and how it can be visually represented with fascinating results. From the article:
'Complexity is everywhere. It's a structural and organizational principle that reaches almost every field imaginable, from genetics and social networks to food webs and stock markets ...Collected here are a few of the many intriguing, and often beautiful, images that illustrate how the whole is more than the sum of its parts.'"
Dr. Wolfram (of Mathematica) offers PDFs of his book for free here (or pay $60 for hardcopy):
http://www.wolframscience.com/thebook.html
I do suggest you at least glance over the first few chapters, look at the pictures.
Also note that the guy got his PhD in Physics at the age of 18 I believe.
Obama likes poor people so much, he wants to make more of them.