The Organism as Subject and Object of Evolution
Explore how organisms and environments co-evolve through a process of construction, challenging the traditional view of adaptation in evolutionary biology.
The Mother of Mass Extinctions: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago
Explore the greatest biodiversity crisis in Earth's history, examining causes and consequences of the end-Permian mass extinction through global research and geological evidence.
Exponentials, Economics, and Ecology with David Krakauer
Explore exponential changes, nonlinear dynamics, and interconnected systems in ecology and economics. Gain insights on aligning individual and public good in a complex world.
Seminal Role of Social Networks and Cities in Pandemics, Innovation & Sustainability - Geoffrey West
Explore the role of social networks and cities in pandemics, innovation, and sustainability with Geoffrey West. Gain insights into complex adaptive systems and their impact on global challenges.
The Coming Battle for the COVID-19 Narrative with Sam Bowles and Wendy Carlin
Exploring how COVID-19 could reshape economic narratives, policy approaches, and public understanding, emphasizing solidarity, duty, and community alongside traditional market considerations.
Complex Time - Cognitive Regime Shift II - When-Why-How the Brain Breaks
Exploring brain function loss through complexity science, from cellular to cognitive levels, discussing indicators, mechanisms, and analytical approaches for understanding aging and diseased brains.
Nicole Creanza on Cultural Evolution in Humans and Songbirds
Exploring gene-culture co-evolution in humans and songbirds, examining how geography, genetics, behavior, and technology interact to shape evolutionary patterns and cultural innovations.
Albert Kao on Animal Sociality and Collective Computation
Explore animal sociality, collective decision-making, and evolutionary pressures shaping group behaviors. Discover insights into tackling complex problems through diverse social strategies in nature.
Rethinking Our Assumptions During the COVID-19 Crisis with David Krakauer
Exploración de cómo la pandemia de COVID-19 desafía nuestras suposiciones en educación, negocios, investigación y gobernanza, examinando el equilibrio entre estándares universales y flexibilidad ágil en tiempos de crisis.
Andy Dobson on Disease Ecology & Conservation Strategy
Exploring disease ecology, conservation strategies, and complex systems thinking to address global challenges in biodiversity, economics, and public health through interdisciplinary research and innovative approaches.
Ray Monk on the Lives of Extraordinary Individuals - Wittgenstein, Russell, Oppenheimer
Explore the lives of Wittgenstein, Russell, and Oppenheimer through philosopher Ray Monk's insights, examining their impact, leadership, and the intersection of art, science, and biography.
Jennifer Dunne on Reconstructing Ancient Food Webs
Exploring ancient food webs to uncover ecological patterns, extinction dynamics, and sustainability insights. Reconstructed trophic networks reveal hidden order conserved for half a billion years, offering new perspectives on ecosystem structure and evol…
Jennifer Dunne on Food Webs & ArchaeoEcology
Exploring human-nature interactions through food webs and archaeoecology, revealing our interconnectedness with ecosystems and challenging traditional ecological perspectives.
Andy Dobson on Epidemic Modeling for COVID-19
Explore epidemic modeling for COVID-19 with Princeton epidemiologist Andy Dobson. Learn about mathematical models, herd immunity, endemic infections, and the interplay between epidemiological and economic systems.
Rigorous Uncertainty: Science During COVID-19 with David Krakauer
Exploring COVID-19's impact through complexity science, discussing citizen-based medicine, data challenges, group size recommendations, and out-of-equilibrium thinking to reveal hidden interconnections in modern life.
COVID-19 and Complex Time in Biology and Economics with David Krakauer
Explore complex systems insights on COVID-19, including timing's role in biology and economics, network dynamics, and societal adaptation to rapid change.
A Complex Systems Lens on Climate Policy
Exploring climate policy through complex systems, this talk offers innovative solutions to seemingly intractable environmental challenges, highlighting potential for rapid, transformative change in energy, transportation, and consumption.
Prediction in Immune Repertoires
Explore how the adaptive immune system predicts future threats by balancing new pathogen encounters with past infection experiences, using a dynamic Bayesian approach.
The Collective Computation of Reality in Nature and Society
Explore how nature computes through collective processes, challenging traditional views on complexity and information processing in biological and social systems.
Nonadditive Entropies and Statistical Mechanics at the Edge of Chaos - Cornerstones
Explore nonadditive entropies and statistical mechanics at chaos' edge. Delve into Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy, Q-logarithm, and complex networks, challenging traditional thermodynamic principles.
Recognizing the Alien in Us
Explore the intersection of physics and biology in the quest to define life, its origins, and potential existence beyond Earth, guided by astrobiologist Sara Walker's innovative perspectives.