A growing community is developing around the ideas and methods in Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science. NKS 2004 is the place to see what's going on, to get up to speed, and to get involved...

In June 2003-- a year after the publication of A New Kind of Science--NKS 2003 brought together a dynamic collection of individuals to learn and interact about NKS from an immense diversity of fields.

NKS 2004 will showcase how NKS is developing, and the progress being made in both the basic science and applications of NKS. Drawing from academia, industry, government, and elsewhere, NKS 2004 is sure to attract a diverse and dynamic group.

Minicourse by Stephen Wolfram (Thursday, April 22)

A one-day intensive series of lectures covering key facets of the basic science and applications of NKS

The structure and promise of NKS Discovering the world of simple programs Modelling with NKS Implications for biology Towards a fundamental theory of physics Randomness, perception, and analysis The Principle of Computational Equivalence Rewriting the foundations of mathematics Exploring the computational universe Conceptual implications

Conference (Friday, April 23 -- Sunday, April 25)


** A schedule is now posted **

• Keynote activities by Stephen Wolfram
• Topical sessions
• Tutorials
• Poster sessions
• Demo stations
• Art displays
• Birds-of-a-feather meetings

Additional Events

Wednesday, April 21
NKS tools: Basic training in Mathematica

Saturday, April 24
Conference banquet with special NKS activities