Madison
Chaos and Complex Systems Seminar
Summer 2017 Discussions
At the seminar on May 5, 2015, we decided to make our long-standing
summer
discussions slightly more formal by having a 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 on the Memorial
Union Terrace (Lakefront Cafeteria , now renamed to STRADA, in
the event of bad weather). Anyone interested in facilitating a topic
should contact Myrna Casebolt.
Short List
- May 9, 2017 - Myrna Casebolt
- May 16, 2017 - Clint Sprott
- May 23, 2017 - Blaise Thompson
- May 30, 2017 - Karen Holden
- Jun 6, 2017 - Clint Sprott
- Jun 13, 2017 - David Canon
- Jun 20, 2017 - Deric Bownds
- Jun 27, 2017 - Jim Blair
- Jul 4, 2017 - HOLIDAY - NO MEETING
- Jul 11, 2017 - Guillermo Dopico
- Jul 18, 2017 - Bernard Friedlander
- Jul 25, 2017 - George Hrabovsky
- Aug 1, 2017 - Clint Sprott
- Aug 8, 2017 - Deric Bownds
- Aug 15, 2017 - Terry Allard
- Aug 22, 2017 - Bob Reuschlein
- Aug 29, 2017 - Jeff Mattox
- Sep 5, 2017 - Jeff Mattox
Topics
May 9, 2017
Topic: Lessons learned from the seminars
Facilitator: Myrna Casebolt
Reading: Lessons
Learned from Twenty Years of Chaos and Complexity
May 16, 2017
Topic: Lessons learned from the seminars (continued)
Facilitator: Clint Sprott
Reading: Lessons
Learned from Twenty Years of Chaos and Complexity
May 23, 2017
Topic: Prediction and explanation in social systems
Facilitator: Blaise Thompson
Reading: Prediction
and Explanation in Social Systems (full text in email)
May 30, 2017
Topic: Prediction and explanation in social systems (continued)
Facilitator: Karen Holden
Reading: To
Explain or to Predict?
June 6, 2017
Topic: What is a complex system?
Facilitator: Clint Sprott
Reading: Wikipedia
article on Complex System (and references therein)
June 13, 2017
Topic: The electoral college
Facilitator: David Canon
Reading: The
Pros and Cons of the Electoral College and National Popular Vote
June 20, 2017
Topic: Tribalism, and the psychology of liberals and conservatives
Facilitator: Deric Bownds
Reading: Tribalism, and the Psychology of
Liberals and Conservatives
June 27, 2017
Topic: The meaning of words
Facilitator: Jim Blair
Reading: Politics
and the English Language
July 11, 2017
Topic: Complexity in clinical medicine
Facilitator: Guillermo Dopico
Reading: The
Clinical Applications of a System Approach and The
Limits of Reductionism in Medicine
July 18, 2017
Topic: Lessons from Friedman's "Thank you for Being Late"
Facilitator: Bernard Friedlander
Reading: Can we Better Understand
Complexities of Human Development?
July 25, 2017
Topic: Networks
Facilitator: George Hrabovsky
Reading: Introduction to
Network Mathematics
August 1, 2017
Topic: Fractal aesthetics
Facilitator: Clint Sprott
Reading: Elegant
Fractals
August 8, 2017
Topic: Artificial intelligence
Facilitator: Deric Bownds
Reading: The
Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence and Artificial
Intelligence is Stuck and A.I.
Dystopia
August 15, 2017
Topic: AI evolution and agency
Facilitator: Terry Allard
Reading: The
AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence and Discussion Points
August 22, 2017
Topic: The dynamics of empire
Facilitator: Bob Reuschlein
Reading: Booklet
for Peace Economics
August 29, 2017
Topic: Our perception of time
Facilitator: Jeff Mattox
Reading: The
Science of Time Perception
September 5, 2017
Topic: End of summer wrap-up
Facilitator: Jeff Mattox
Reading: Chaos
and Complex Systems Summer Sessions