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...theory is compelling enough to have spawned its own research center, the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico. And while some scientists dismiss complexity as just a trendy buzz word used to attract grant money, the field has drawn not only young hotshots but also Nobel laureates in physics, including Philip Anderson and Murray Gell-Mann, and Economics laureate Kenneth Arrow...
Complexity theory examines the systems that lie in the middle ground between the predictable and the chaotic -- in fact, right on the border between the two states. Says Edward Knapp, president of the Santa Fe Institute: "We think of a complex system as one that is probably never in equilibrium, a system with many interlocking parts that are not easily described by simple arithmetic...
...Miller opened the Coyote Cafe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, specializing in a sophisticated fusion of nouvelle and traditional New Mexican fare. The restaurant was an instant hit as hordes of tourists fought their way to the tables to get their tongues tickled by his audacious, artfully presented dishes. That success put both haute Southwestern cooking and Miller on the culinary front burner. His Coyote Cafe cookbook has sold 90,000 copies since 1990, and his latest collection, The Great Chile Book, published last December, has sold...
...STYLISH, WELL-HEELED CROWD packing the aisles of the second Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta knew a hot trend when they saw it -- and tasted it. Between sips of Chardonnay, about 2,000 "chileheads" dressed in pepper-print shirts, skirts and ties spent four days sampling chile dishes, taking "chile tours" of the New Mexican countryside and listening to experts like Paul ("Mr. Chile") Bosland dispense advice on how to grow just about every member of the family, from the mild-mannered bell pepper to the Mexican habanero, the world's hottest. The chile mania "has really turned into...
...over the past decade and a growing public appetite for new flavor sensations. Last year sales of salsa, whose main ingredient is chile, surpassed catsup by $40 million, making it the country's most popular condiment. The peppers are popping up in such mainstream products as Le Menu "Santa Fe style" frozen dinners and McDonald's chicken fajitas. Manufacturers are packaging chile pastas, chile jams and jellies, chile catsup, chile-spiced mustards, peanuts, potato chips and pickles. There is even a sizzling rock band called the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "There are very few bad things about peppers," says David...