Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science

I look with envy on this institutionally-priced set of reference books. I've looked through the index and overviews and it looks to be a very useful set. Published by Springer, the Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science includes hundreds of peer-reviewed articles and images to support the text. I've queried the McMaster University library to see if they will be getting a set. Hopefully they will.

Kiva - a great video overview of how it works

A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan from Kieran Ball on Vimeo.It is no secret among my friends and co-workers that I am fascinated by Kiva and the way in which they have structured their work. They have managed to figure out very well the 'many-to-many' power of the internet and leveraged that with our interest in helping each other out, regardless of where we live. This video overview is a great way to learn about Kiva.