Dr. Brian Goodwin
Project Participant

Theoretical Biologist; Professor, Schumacher College, UK According to Brian Goodwin: "The 'new' biology is biology in the form of an exact science of complex systems concerned with dynamics and emergent order. Then everything in biology changes. Instead of the metaphors of conflict, competition, selfish genes, climbing peaks in fitness landscapes, what you get is evolution as a dance. It has no goal." Since 1997, Brian Goodwin has taught at Schumacher College, often giving talks on holistic biology and emergent properties. Goodwin came to Schumacher College in 1996, when he was professor of biology for the Open University in England. In addition to co-ordinating a one-year M.Sc. in Holistic Science at Schumacher, Brian Goodwin is also author of "How the Leopard Changed its Spots," "Temporal Organization in Cells and Analytical Physiology," and (with Gerry Webster) "Form and Transformation: Generative and Relational Principle in Biology." Dr. Goodwin is a member of the board of directors of the Sante Fe Institute. > Books by Brian Goodwin For more information link to: www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/goodwin.html