Complex Time: Population and the Environment
Sir Partha Dasgupta discusses analytical demography and population ethics, exploring the complex relationship between population dynamics and environmental sustainability.
Holding Pattern - Progress Notes on a Digressive Exhibition
Explore a digressive exhibition through progress notes, examining themes of waiting, buffering, and temporal experiences in art, literature, and culture.
Prediction and Explanation in the Social Sciences - Jake Hofman
Explore predictive modeling and explanatory approaches in social sciences, examining their strengths, limitations, and implications for understanding complex social phenomena.
Argument-Making in the Wild
Explore the art of crafting persuasive arguments in real-world contexts, enhancing your ability to communicate effectively and influence others through logical reasoning.
Durable Dominance in Science and Business
Explore the principles of sustained leadership in scientific and corporate realms, examining strategies for long-term success and innovation in competitive environments.
Moving Beyond the Brain in a Jar - The Promise and Challenge of Studying Interacting Brains
Explores how social interactions shape human thought and behavior, presenting studies on mental model alignment through conversation and its impact on real-world social networks.
Science of Open Science - Large Scale Analysis of Team Performance in iGEM Competition
Explore team performance in iGEM competition through large-scale analysis, uncovering insights into open science practices and collaborative research dynamics.
The Club of Rome and Limits to Growth - Achieving the Best Possible Future
Explore future challenges and solutions related to climate change and resource depletion. Learn about growth limits, their impacts, and potential regional initiatives for a sustainable future.
Lightning Research Talks - New Science and Horizons 2015
Lightning talks on diverse research topics including computational complexity, packing problems, social behavior, and ecological networks.
On Moral Progress - Is the Human Conscience Led by the Head or the Heart?
Explore the role of reason and emotion in moral progress with Steven Pinker and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, examining historical advancements in human rights and societal ethics.
The Unlikely Power of Uncertainty and Contradiction in Mathematics
Explore the power of uncertainty and contradiction in mathematics, and how these concepts can be applied to real-world situations, from disease modeling to political predictions.
Questioning the Science of Gender Difference - A New Perspective
Explores how cultural beliefs influence gender research, challenging long-held assumptions about biological differences between sexes and offering a fresh perspective on gender in society.
InterPlanetary Festival - Opening Remarks and Sandbox Thinking Panel
Explore innovative sandboxes for thinking and playing, featuring insights from experts on creative problem-solving and interactive learning environments.
Complexity and the Future of Learning and Education
Explore principles of complexity in life, scale, and civilization, and their impact on future learning and education with experts from leading institutions.
Parables from Complex Systems and Their Possible Meanings for Our Lives - Lecture 1
Explore complex systems through parables, uncovering insights into human life and society. Gain a unique perspective on interconnectedness and emergent behaviors in various systems.
Does Culture Evolve? - Challenging Evolutionary Theory in Historical Processes
Explore the concept of cultural evolution, its validity, and challenges in applying evolutionary theory to historical processes. Gain insights into anthropology and cultural change.
Scaling Science with Free and Open Cyberinfrastructure
Explore scaling scientific research using free, open cyberinfrastructure. Learn about data deluge, democratization of data, and advances in computational capabilities to unleash your inner data scientist.
Criticality - A Balance Between Robustness and Adaptability
Explore the concept of criticality and its role in balancing robustness and adaptability in complex systems, offering insights into system behavior and optimization.
The Unequal Impact of Parenthood in Academia
Explore the disparate effects of parenthood on academic careers, examining gender inequalities and potential solutions for a more inclusive academic environment.
Quantifying Failure - Understanding Patterns and Predictors of Setbacks
Explore the science of failure and its quantification with Dashun Wang. Gain insights into measuring, understanding, and leveraging setbacks for future success in various fields.
Problems with Comparing Groups Using Instruments Designed for Only One
Explore challenges in cross-cultural comparisons using single-group instruments. Gain insights into methodological issues in anthropology and social sciences research.