Technological Requirements for Sustaining Socio-ecosystems with Hyper-dense Humans
Exploring ecological theory to analyze human societies' energy use and density compared to other mammals, and modeling sustainable conditions for hyper-dense populations through green technologies.
The Global and Urban Energy Challenges - Principles of Complexity
Explore global energy challenges, urban energy use, and potential solutions with Sir Christopher Llewellyn-Smith in this comprehensive lecture on the complexities of our energy future.
Rethinking Economics for a Sustainable and Prosperous World - Episode 2
Exploring how digital technologies and big data transform economics, challenging traditional models and institutions. Discusses new approaches for sustainable prosperity and restoring societal trust in a complex world.
Geoffrey West on Scaling, Open-Ended Growth, and Accelerating Crisis/Innovation Cycles
Geoffrey West explores scaling laws in cities, discussing how urban environments amplify human creativity and challenges, and examines the accelerating cycle of crisis and innovation driving our global economy towards potential peril.
Scaling Laws and Social Networks in the Time of COVID-19 - Part 1
Exploring scaling laws in biology, cities, and economies, and their implications for societal challenges like pandemics and sustainability. Insights from complex systems science for understanding human civilization.
Many More is Different - Scalable Learning in Physical Systems
Exploring how large-scale systems exhibit unique properties, focusing on scalable learning approaches inspired by physics and implemented in energy-efficient physical systems.
Overshooting Climate Targets - Increased Risks for Tipping Elements in Climate and Biosphere
Explore the risks of exceeding climate targets and their impact on tipping elements in Earth's systems, with insights on potential consequences for our planet's future.
Minimal End-to-end Thermodynamic Costs of Communication Channels
Explore the thermodynamic costs of communication channels, examining minimal end-to-end requirements and their implications for information transfer efficiency.
Making Sense of Chaos - A Better Economics for a Better World
Explore how complexity economics can revolutionize our understanding of global economic challenges and lead to better predictions and solutions for a more sustainable future.
Advanced Green Manufacturing Systems
This course provides an overview of realizing Green Manufacturing Systems. Compared to conventional manufacturing process that is purely productivity driven; various strategies and applicationsare necessary to improve the ecology first focus of green man…
Strategic Communication for Sustainable Development
This course aims to provide basic formal training to budding professionals, social workers, and students in the role of strategic communication in sustainable development.
Jump the Gap - Why We All Need a Sustainability Mindset
Explore the importance of adopting a sustainability mindset and its impact on our future in this insightful talk by Professor Juergen Adam.
The Economics of Green Buildings - Lecture 2
Explore the economic rationale behind sustainable construction, weighing costs and benefits for developers in creating environmentally friendly buildings.
Switched-Capacitor Converters: Charging/Discharging Loss and Circuit Types - Lecture 32
Explore advanced concepts of switched-capacitor converters, including capacitor losses and various circuit configurations in power electronics applications.
The Economics of Green Buildings - Lecture 3
Explore decarbonization in the building sector, certification programs, and strategies for achieving sustainable real estate practices in this comprehensive lecture.
The Economics of Healthy Buildings - Lecture 5
Explore the economic aspects of healthy buildings, comparing them to green buildings and examining various certification schemes for both types of structures.
Financing Sustainable Real Estate at the Asset Level - Lecture 13
Explore the rationale and practical aspects of financing green building projects and retrofits, focusing on sustainable real estate at the asset level.
Your Frontend's Carbon Footprint - Measuring Impact with CO2.js
Explore the world of decreasing CO2 emissions in frontend applications through this informative conference talk. Discover how to measure the carbon footprint of your code using CO2.js, a library created by The Green Web Foundation. Learn about two key mo…
Architecting a Sustainable Future
Explore the intersection of sustainability and IT in this thought-provoking conference talk. Gain insights into the growing scrutiny of the IT industry through a sustainability lens and discover how software architects can lead the charge for change. Tes…
Seeds of Sustainability: Distinguishing Action from Impact
Explore the gap between sustainability actions and genuine impact in this 20-minute TEDx talk by Nala Amirah. Discover how to distinguish between performative actions and meaningful change in the sustainability movement. Learn from Amirah's experience as…
EfficientML.ai Lecture - Introduction to Efficient Machine Learning
Dive into the world of efficient machine learning with this comprehensive lecture from MIT HAN Lab. Explore cutting-edge techniques and strategies for optimizing ML models, reducing computational costs, and improving overall performance. Learn from exper…