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…
Hildegard Meyer-Ortmanns (Constructor University) will present a talk on Thursday, November 30, from 3 - 4 PM in the Salon. Title: From a Mathematical Framework for Cognitive Processes to Unavoidable Fates of Dynamical Systems Abstract: In the first part of the talk we discuss recent results from heteroclinic dynamics. Heteroclinic dynamics…
Massimiliano Fessina (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca) will present a talk on Friday, December 1, from 3 - 4 PM in the Salon. Title: Comparing models for reconstructing the Ecuadorian production network Abstract: Exponential Random Graphs (ERGs) models, based on the constrained maximization of Shannon Entropy, have been successfully applied to reconstruct…
Abstract: It is challenging to estimate population dynamics in prehistoric settings due to a multitude of factors. At the same time, such estimates are of great interest as they can provide great value in understanding environmental and social interactions in human societies before the ubiquitous influence of large-scale polities (states), testing theories about universal and…