[Fis] Life goes on

[Moisés André Nisenbaum]

Wonderful to hear you FISers again :-)
I agree that it is an excellent and interesting theme.

Thank you Pedro!

Kind regards.

Abraços a todos!
Moisés


Moisés André Nisenbaum
Enviado do celular.

Em sex, 5 de out de 2018 14:26, Pedro C. Marijuan <pcmarijuan.iacs at aragon.es>
escreveu:

> Dear FIS Colleagues,
>
> Around the beginnings of the new course, the University of Zaragoza
> released the FIS list, after the authentication process mandated by an
> European Directive on Data Protection. The outcome has been rather tough,
> from around 350 we have been decimated to just 62. Provided that the most
> active participants have renewed, we wouldn't see much changes, although
> not very probably. The pity now is the diminished broadcast of the
> discussions, for many of the passive recipients were more or less listening
> (and the warning message in Spanish didn't help at all for their awareness
> of the renewal process).
>
> In any case, life goes on. There is a ISIS and FIS Conference next year
> (in the US, chaired by Terry Deacon). In the future list discussions we
> should keep this in mind and progressively put the focus on it. The present
> "slimming cure" of the list might also be a good occasion to reflect on its
> trajectory and aims. Are we fulfilling the foundational goals? Not so much
> yet... Well, from my part, I have a novel theme that I consider of interest
> to this basic discussion. Several readings of mine during this year have
> neatly converged on the power of "narratives" in our human communication.
> From economics, to political science, to communication studies, to Media
> both traditional and new, and essentially in literature and oral
> traditions... In particular the approach by Christopher Booker (2004, 2017)
> makes clear the centrality of storytelling in our whole lives. He is a
> controversial figure, but this book ("The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell
> Stories") is a master work. My only personal caveat is the Jungian
> framework the author utilizes--is it necessary? I do not think so.
> Translating his ideas to common multidisciplinary language, pertaining both
> to natural science and humanities, would make for a great discussion. Right
> in the center. My feeling is that he has achieved for human communication
> what I have tried during recent years for cellular communication.
>
> And that's all! Little by little am getting used to my new life "far from
> the madding crowd" of local Faculty.
>
> Friendly regards to all,
>
> --Pedro
>
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> Pedro C. Marijuán
> Grupo de Bioinformación / Bioinformation Group
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