International Council of Scientific Unions Newsletter No.58 December 1994

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC UNIONS - ICSU Science International Newsletter No.58 December 1994 This document is divided into 3 sections, for convenience, as shown below. PART 1 Code Number: NL94004 Size of File: Text: 49K No associated graphics files Meeting Reports ICSU Executive Board and General Committee Meeting Recommendations of the 33rd Meeting of the General Committee of ICSU British Association for the Advancement of Science and Royal Society Meeting on ICSU Second Meeting of the Earth Council The Ethics of Science 14th International CODATA Conference and 19th International CODATA General Assembly International Forum Biodiversitv: Science & Development Towards a new partnership PART 2 Code Number: NL94005 Size of File: Text: 69K Graphics: Line Drawing (Gif) - 10K Insights on Science Lectures at the ICSU Seminar on "Confronting Complexity in Science" Simplicity and Complexity Complexity of Biological Systems Simplicity and Complexity: Some philosophical Concepts Dimensions of Complexity in Psychology, with Some Extensions into Neuroscience Confronting Complexity Simplicity in Physics Chaotic and Complex Systems Assessing Rapid Environmental Change: The Gros Morne Declaration PART 3 Code Number: NL94006 Size of Files: Text: 68K No associated graphics files House News New members of ICSU's General Committee Getting to Know Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) SCAR and the Antarctic Treaty System The International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) Science and Technology for Development COSTED-IBN News Executive Summary of the First Meeting of the Commission on Science & Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) Publications News Future Meetings Obituary Calendar of Meetings Members of ICSU General Committe