Johannes Jaeger (University of Vienna) will present a talk on Wednesday, October 25th, 2023, from 3 - 4 PM in the Salon. Title: Pushing the Boundaries - Modeling Organismic Agents and Their Evolution Abstract: Organisms are not machines. They are organized in a hierarchical and self-referential way that sets them…
Joshua M. Epstein (New York University) will present a talk on Friday, November 3rd from 3 - 4 PM in the Salon. Title: Generative Social Science and Agent Zero: A Formal Alternative to the Rational Actor Abstract: Epstein will review the epistemology of generative social science, whose principal tenet is…
Greg Stephens (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will present a talk on Wednesday, November 15th, at 3 PM in the Salon. Title: A Markovian Dynamics for C.elegans Behavior across Scales Abstract: How do we capture the breadth of behavior in animal movement, from rapid body twitches to aging? Using high-resolution videos of the…
Lisette Espin (CSH) will present a talk on Thursday, November 16, from 3 -4 PM in Room 201. Title: Network Fairness: Its Ethical Issues and Conflicts Abstract: Social networks are complex by nature, and the position of individuals in them is consequential for a variety of decision-making processes. Connections between individuals…
We cordially invite you to our next Art & Science Event: First, get ready for an exciting conversation between Peter Turchin and Helga Nowotny about Turchin's new book 'End Times' and the opportunity to have a book signed. Then, we look forward to the exhibition opening with Regina Moritz. Thursday, November 16,…
Silvia de Sojo Caso (Technical University of Denmark) will present a talk on Friday, November 17th, from 3 - 4 PM. Title: The Gender Gaps in Human Mobility Abstract: Mobility plays a vital role in our daily lives, encompassing activities such as commuting to and from work, running errands, and…
Stephen Mak (Cambridge University) will present a talk on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, from 3 to 4 PM in the Salon. Title: Cooperative Logistics: Can Artificial Intelligence Enable Large-Scale Cooperation at Scale? Abstract: Current CO2 emissions from road freight transportation alone are expected to exhaust almost all of the entire transportation industry’s carbon…
Rainer Münz (CEU) will present a talk on Thursday, November 23rd, from 3 - 4 PM in the Salon. Title: Climate Change, Displacement, and Migration: What do We Know? Abstract: On the climate side the evidence is clear: surface as well as sea water temperatures are rising globally at a considerable…
Christian Chacua (Harvard Growth Lab) will present a talk on Friday, November 24, from 3 - 4 PM in the Salon. Title: The Evolution of American Academic Research Throughout the 20th Century Abstract: American academic research transitioned from a provincial and peripheral position in the scientific world to a global leader…
Roberta Terranova (European Institute on Economics and the Environment) will present a talk on Wednesday, November 29th, from 3 - 4 PM in Room 201. Title: Mind the Knowledge Gap! The Origins of Declining Business Dynamism in a Macro Agent-Based Model Abstract: In this paper, we replicate most of the stylized facts…