Santa Fe Institute (C/N)

The Santa Fe Institute is a research institute located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The institute was formed by scientists interested in studying the applications of Chaos Theory. According to the novel, the institute had formerly been the site of a convent, with at least one of the main meeting rooms housed in a chapel. Ian Malcom gave his speech about extinction and its relation to chaos theory as a guest lecturer. Richard Levine was also in the audience, interrupting the talk, proposing his theory about a Lost World.