Networks Thinking Themselves - The Science of Brain and Knowledge Networks

Explore the intricate world of networks in this Santa Fe Institute Community Lecture by neuroscientist Danielle S. Bassett. Delve into the complex networks that surround and comprise us, from the universe's colliding particles to the intricate neural pathways in our brains. Discover how humans learn by forming interconnected networks of relational knowledge, and examine the relationship between knowledge network architecture and brain structure. Investigate emerging research on network constraints affecting the learnability of relational knowledge and physical constraints influencing neural system development. Contemplate the implications of these findings for understanding brain modeling, computation, and knowledge acquisition. Consider how network science can be applied to our own self-understanding as networks ourselves in this thought-provoking hour-long lecture.