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Dear Pedro and Dear FIS Colleagues:</div>
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Thank you for your introduction (I will make some slight corrections.</div>
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I will need several days to publish my formal introductory text. I would like to discuss with you my thesis:</div>
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<b>There is a narrow border between destruction and prosperity: to ensure reasonable growth but avoid existential risk, we must find the fine-tuned balance between positive and negative feedback.</b></div>
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I hope to discuss with you both the historical role of the concept of feedback and its possible contribution to destroying or saving the world. Apologies for the self-propaganda, I have a book in press
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Stay tuned,</div>
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Péter Érdi</div>
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Henry R. Luce Professor of Complex Systems Studies</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 17, 2024 9:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'fis' <fis@listas.unizar.es><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Fis] New Discussion Session--Complexity & feedback</span>
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<p>Dear FIS Colleagues,</p>
<p>We may start a new discussion session during next days.</p>
<p>Title:</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Complexity and feedback: in nature, technology, and society</b></span></p>
<p>Presenter:</p>
<span style="font-size: 10px;"><b>Peter Érdi</b></span><br>
Henry R. Luce Professor<br>
University of Kalamazoo (MI)<br>
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<p>Greetings to all,</p>
--Pedro<br>
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