FALL 2022

SCIENCE LITERACY

As the world gets more complex, uncertainty and confusion are more likely. Pseudoscience and purposefully or accidentally biased information can result in dangerous decision-making on a large scale. Bad decisions can be devastating to individuals and societies, including for crises like the current pandemic. We need to build better bridges between science, the public, and policy makers for better communication and better outcomes. In this course you will gain an understanding of how science can contribute to improving the choices and outcomes of decisions.

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COURSE ON COMPLEXITY

This course provides an introduction to essential concepts of complex systems and related mathematical methods and simulation strategies with application to physical, biological and social systems.

Concepts to be covered include: emergence, complexity, networks, self-organization, pattern formation, evolution, adaptation, fractals, chaos, cooperation, competition, attractors, interdependence, scaling, dynamic response, information and function.

Methods to be covered include: statistical methods, cellular automata, agent-based modeling, pattern recognition, system representation and informatics.

Demonstration of the application of complex systems methods will be made through studies of:

  • Social systems: education system, health care system, military system

  • Psychosocial systems: patterns of social behavior, mind, creativity

  • Biological systems: physiology, brain, cellular systems, genetic networks

  • Physical systems: meteorology

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