Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series
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Unless otherwise specified, seminars are held on Fridays from 12-1 p.m. in Harder House Room 104 throughout Fall and Winter terms. For those taking the seminar for credit, grading is based on attendance, either in-person or remote.
CONTACT US: If you have questions, comments, or topic/speaker suggestions, or if you would like to present a seminar, please email Wayne Wakeland.
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The Complexity-Independence of the Origin of Life
Radu Popa
11-13-2009
It is often stated that the macroevolution of life is driven toward increased Complexity, and indeed, biosystems situated at higher evolutionary level show higher levels of Complexity. Yet, evidence also ...Read More
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Generalists, Specialists, and the Best Experts: Where do Systems Thinkers Fit In?
Joshua Hughes
11-6-2009
GENERALIST / SPECIALIST: A generalist is someone who has studied a little bit of everything, and in the end knows nothing well in particular. By contrast, a specialist is someone ...Read More
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Water as a Complex System: Understanding the Dynamics in a Changing Environment
Heejun Chang
10-30-2009
The water resources system is constantly evolving over space and time at a range of scales. Human-induced climate change and land development are probably two major driving forces of water ...Read More
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Doing the History of Science and the Suspension of Belief
Richard H. Beyler
10-23-2009
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1817) described the "suspension of disbelief" as a sort of bargain between the author and the audience necessary to creative literature. Conversely, one might describe the "suspension ...Read More
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Beyond Biobricks: Synthesizing Synergistic Biochemical Systems from the Bottom-up
Mark A. Bedau
10-9-2009
Engineers who attempt to discover and optimize the behavior of complex biochemical systems face a dauntingly difficult task. This is especially true if the systems are governed by multiple qualitative ...Read More