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SFI President Jerry Sabloff tells readers of the Santa Fe New Mexican what the Institute does, and why 2012 is a year for asking big questions at SFI.

SFI Omidyar Fellow Simon DeDeo describes his interest in "natural computation" -- in particular whether researchers can describe and analyze conflicts in animal societies as a series of computations.

On Sunday, October 30, in Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Institute and the Santa Fe Symphony collaborated to produce a unique concert event exploring the interface between music and science. Listen to the radio interview here.

In an October 5 community lecture, Molly Shaffer Van Houweling explored how free access to digital media is blurring the lines between intellectual property and individual expression and what that means for copyright law. Watch the video here.

The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute offers select scholars the opportunity to join a collaborative research community where they grapple with some of the most compelling questions of our time. Learn more here.

The Santa Fe Institute is seeking nominations and applications for resident faculty positions.

In a short video profile of SFI's Omidyar Fellows, Simon DeDeo describes his research to better understand evolutionary processes through "computations" in nature. Watch it here.

In a short video profile, SFI Omidyar Fellow Rogier Braakman describes his quest to reveal how chemistry evolved in the universe, from interstellar clouds to living organisms here on Earth. Watch it here.

In a short video, SFI Omidyar Fellow Anne Kandler describes her research to model mathematically the decline of the Gaelic language of Scotland in search of insights about how endangered cultures might be preserved. Watch it here.

In an SFI Community Lecture, External Professor Jessica Green describes how she and other scientists are beginning to understand the ecologies of indoor environments. The research offers new insights about sustainability and human well being. Watch it here.

Former SFI Omidyar Fellow Jessika Trancik has been awarded a PopTech Science and Public Leadership Fellowship for select “high- potential” scientists who work in “areas of critical importance to the nation and the planet.”

Three SFI researchers recently mentored four Santa Fe-area high-school students. The mentorship culminated in a community service project through which the students analyzed data on water quality from local wells, assessing the effect of water usage on levels of contamination in the well water.

In a public radio interview, SFI Science Board member and External Professor Melanie Mitchell provides an overview of the sciences of complexity and suggests ways they might contribute to the betterment of the human condition.

SFI is leading a three-year, NSF-sponsored program designed to attract New Mexico girls to careers in science, technology, engineering, math, and information and communications technology -- fields in which women are historically under-represented.

Cryptography has come a long way since invisible ink and decoder rings. In an April 13 SFI community lecture, Cris Moore describes how we might protect information in a future world of quantum computing. Watch the video here.

“Emergent behavior in quantum matter,” an online course module created by SFI Science Board member David Pines, is part of Physics for the 21st Century, an 11-unit multimedia curriculum exploring the current frontiers of physics.

A May 23-25 short course at the University of New Mexico, “Exploring Complexity in Science and Technology from a Santa Fe Institute Perspective,” introduces professionals from many backgrounds to the complex interactions that underlie social, biological, and computer behavior. 

SFI’s 2011 community lecture series began March 2, with SFI Diplomat in Residence Bill Frej describing the complex system of Afghanistan and the challenges of achieving sustainable development in that war-torn country. Watch the video here.

A paper by a research team that includes three SFI summer school students has been published in the Journal of Applied Physics. SFI External Professor Alfred Hubler is the corresponding author.

SFI and the Groton School are offering a two-week summer residential program (July 9-21, in Groton, Massachusetts) for high school students who want to explore complexity science through hands-on ecological research. Application deadline is April 15.

The Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is hosting the 2011 Global Sustainability Summer School in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The deadline for application is March 15.

In a distinguished lecture at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting, SFI President Jerry Sabloff urges his anthropological peers to go public or perish. Watch the video.

SFI's Melanie Mitchell discusses complexity science, surprises from her research, and her award-winning book "Complexity: A Guided Tour" in an online interview with the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Project GUTS (Growing Up Thinking Scientifically), an SFI after-school and summer program, inspires middle school students to become scientists by engaging them in questions about their world.

An article in the Boston Review written by former SFI Omidyar Fellow Nathan Eagle describes his experiences in Kenya that prompted his effort to compensate people in the developing world for tasks they accomplish over their mobile phones.