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Santa Fe Institute

Rigorous Uncertainty: Science During COVID-19 with David Krakauer

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Overview

Explore the complex systems insights on COVID-19 in this 47-minute video featuring David Krakauer, President of the Santa Fe Institute. Delve into the interlocking systems revealed by the pandemic, challenging economic models and threatening public health. Examine perspectives from evolutionary theory, economics, epistemology, and epidemiology to uncover hidden patterns in our modern world. Learn about citizen-based medicine, value judgments in crisis, data interpretation, group size recommendations, and out-of-equilibrium thinking. Gain a deeper understanding of behavioral contagions, science in policymaking, and the role of individual citizens in adapting to the "new normal" of a post-pandemic world.

Syllabus

Intro
Complexity Introduction
What are viruses
Why this series
Behavioral contagions
Science and policy
Pseudoscience
Simple vs Complex
SuperLinear Scaling
Citizen Science
The New Normal
The Role of Individual Citizens
Changing Habits

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Santa Fe Institute

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