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Bella, David

David A. Bella is a professor emeritus in engineering at Oregon State University. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1961. After a stint in the US Public Health Service, serving on Native American reservations, he completed his Masters and Ph.D at NYU. Beginning in the mid-1960’s, his research involved computer simulation of aquatic ecosystems. His research expanded over the years to involve him in some of the most contentious controversies of the last four decades. These include environmental pollution, space-based weaponry (“star wars”), nuclear waste disposal, destruction of chemical weapons, global climate change, the tobacco industry claims, and the NW salmon crisis.
Dave found that the most serious problems involved human systems. Drawing upon experience and the new field of complexity theory, he developed and taught an interdisciplinary method to uncover “emergent” patterns in human systems. He has published widely and was the author of a recent paper, “Emergence and Evil.”
Dave loves the outdoors and camps with his wife, Cammie. His office is a cabin in the woods. He does not wear a watch and he tries to check his email every six weeks or so.

Recordings

Math as a Language to Talk About Moral Accountability

Presenter: Bella, David / 1976

Whatever Happened to the Environmental Movement?

Presenter: Bella, David / 1977

Time: What Is It?

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

The Essence of Techology

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Organizations

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Technology, Ignorance and Myth

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Time as Clock

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Computer as Metaphor: Part 1

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Computer as Metaphor: Part 2

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Hope in a Technological Age

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Paradox: The Sacrifice of Power

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Martin Buber's "I and Thou"

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

CHRISTMAStime and ChristmasTIME

Presenter: Bella, David / 1981

Military-Industrial Complex

Presenter: Bella, David / 1983

What is Time?

Presenter: Bella, David / 1983

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Religion

Presenter: Bella, David / 1983

Capsule

Presenter: Bella, David / 1983

What is Truth?

Presenter: Bella, David / 1983

Hope in a Technological Age

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

The Capsule – A Science Fiction Story

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

Star Wars

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

Nuclear Arms – Paradoxes

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

Hope in a Nuclear Age

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

Nuclear Deterrence

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

Programming a Lutheran Computer

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

The Good, the Bad, and the Demonic

Presenter: Bella, David / 1985

Understanding Complex Human Behaviors: Beyond Blame – Part 1: Chaos & Complexity: New Discoveries – Do They Matter?

Presenter: Bella, David / 2004

Understanding Complex Human Behaviors: Beyond Blame – Part 2: Patterns of Behavior

Presenter: Bella, David / 2004

Understanding Complex Human Behaviors: Beyond Blame – Part 3: Thinking in Loops

Presenter: Bella, David / 2004

Understanding Complex Human Behaviors: Beyond Blame – Part 4: Faith, Competence & Evil – Part 2

Presenter: Bella, David / 2004

Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.

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