Madison Chaos and Complex
Systems Discussion Group
2024 Discussions
The Chaos and Complex Systems Seminar has morphed into an informal
discussion group following the pattern of earlier summers.
Each week, we have an assigned topic, a facilitator, and a
web-accessible reading or video. The reading or video should take no
more than 20 minutes, and the facilitator should be prepared to give
at most a 5-minute introduction to the topic and lead the ensuing
discussion. All discussions are Tuesday noon at the Memorial Union
(on the Terrace under the big tree in the summer, otherwise
indoors as announced in Today
in the Union posted at the building entrance). Anyone
interested in facilitating or suggesting a topic should contact Peter
Sobol.
- Jan 23, 2024: Gender:
Who cares?
- Jan 30, 2024: Think Tanks
- Feb 6, 2024: Academic
Misconduct
- Feb 13, 2024: George
Carlin on the Environment
- Feb 20, 2024: Man
First? Man Last?
- Feb 27, 2024: Falling
human birthrate
- Mar 5, 2024: Funding
of science
- Mar 12, 2024: Social
dynamics of ant colonies
- Mar 19, 2024: College
admissions sans affirmative action
- Mar 26, 2024: Younger
Dryas comet impact hypothesis
- Apr 2, 2024: Legal
immunity from prosecution
- Apr 9, 2024: Legal
immunity from prosecution (continued)
- Apr 16, 2024: Three
Keys to Happiness and Pursuit of Happiness
- Apr 23, 2024: Dynamical
Models of Happiness
- Apr 30, 2024: Longevity
- May 7, 2024: Student
protest policy
- May 14, 2024: Threat
to the Web posed by AI
- May 21, 2024: Selection
of US Presidents
- May 28, 2024: TicTok
as a news source for kids
- Jun 4, 2024: Guardrails
on large language models
- Jun 11, 2024: Consequences
of using Apple's Vision Pro headset
- Jun 18, 2024: Teenage
anxiety (see also Damien's notes)
- Jun 25, 2024: Ownership
of the Moon
- Jul 2, 2024: Lessons for
the first presidential debate