John Paul Gonzales

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I'm a third-year undergrad (as of 10/15/09] at the University of New Mexico, studying philosophy. I was introduced to the world of complexity sciences a year ago and have structured my future academic path as well as personal interests to pick up as much of it as I can.

I've been working with and learning from Bela Nagy at SFI on his technological evolution studies and Stephen Guerin on agent-based modeling using NetLogo. I've also been taking the show on the road and teaching computational research to elementary- and mid- school students throughout the state through Project G.U.T.S. and high school students through the Supercomputing Challenge.

My interests are mostly in the social sciences: economics, game theory and "general" epistemological sociology. I enjoy the aesthetics of the ideas of emergence and nonlinearity (sensitive dependence on initial conditions, chaotic flows, etc.) and hope to learn more as I immerse myself in the field.

Tour Guide

Feel free to ask me if you have questions about food and dining, after-hours events or other things to do in the Santa Fe and greater New Mexico region. I love playing tour guide and introducing visitors to Santa Fe.

When I'm not around SFI I can be found at the Santa Fe Complex having fun with the things and people found there.

I can be reached at jp -at - santafe -dot- edu