Before our in-person session

As well as digesting the content on the previous page, in preparation for activities in the in-person session you should certainly do the following:

Pick and read at least one chapter from the anthology Eunoia by Canadian poet and artist Christian Bök. Chapter 1 is available here: Bok_Eunoia_chapter1-i.pdf
Find an example of an emergent phenomenon. Note down in as simple terms as possible:
1. The constituent components;
2. The simple rules governing interaction between these constituent components;
3. The complex entity, its structure and/or emergent phenomenon.
Additionally consider these questions:
1. Is molecular self-assembly an example of weak or strong emergence?
2. Do Oulipo constraints lead to emergent phenomena?

During our in-person session