Complex Systems Courses and Certifications

Alien Crash Site - Speculative Science of Three-Parent Alien Civilizations - Episode 8

Explore speculative "sci-fi science" with SFI researchers, discussing extraterrestrial civilizations, three-parent families, and the interplay between individuals and society. Delve into counterfactuals and their role in scientific research and sci-fi.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Patterns and Parsimony - High-Level Representations in Scientific Modeling

Explore the role of compression in developing effective high-level representations for scientific modeling, and discover why good representations require more than simplicity alone.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Music, Brain, and Networks: A Search for Universality

Explore the intersection of music, neuroscience, and complex systems with experts discussing universal features and evolutionary perspectives across cultures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Information Transfer in Collective Computation by Ants and Slime Molds

Explores information transfer in collective problem-solving by ants and slime molds, revealing surprising mechanisms for regulating information flow and decision-making in simple organisms.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Reverse Engineering Complexity - Dynamics, Architecture, and Robustness in Complex Systems

Explore robustness, tradeoffs, and feedback in complex systems through computational models. Discover applications in earthquakes, wildfires, biomaterials, infectious diseases, and more, emphasizing dynamics, architecture, and adaptation.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Large-Scale Structure in Networks - 2014

Explore large-scale network structures and their implications in complex systems, focusing on theoretical approaches and practical applications in various fields.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Brief Research Talks by Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellows - 2014

Explore cutting-edge research from Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellows at Santa Fe Institute, covering diverse topics in complexity science and interdisciplinary studies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Stability in Complex Financial Systems - Lessons from Ecology - Lecture 2

Exploring financial system stability through an ecological lens, examining how to design efficient yet robust capital distribution systems without hidden costs and fragility.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Complexity and the Future of Learning and Education

Explore principles of complexity in life, scale, and civilization, and their impact on future learning and education with experts from leading institutions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Symmetry Breaking and Non-Equilibrium Phenomena - Lecture 3

Explore symmetry breaking and non-equilibrium phenomena in complex systems, covering topics from brain theory to thermal equilibrium and the El Farol problem.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Effective Theories for Computational Systems - Lecture 2

Explore effective theories for computational systems, covering aggregation, finite state machines, regular languages, and emergence in complex systems modeling.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Coarse-Graining, Renormalization and Universality - Lecture 1

Explore coarse-graining, renormalization, and universality in complex systems. Learn key concepts and applications in mathematical, biological, cognitive, and social sciences.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Energy, Scaling, and The Future of Life on Earth

Explore the roles of energy and information in 21st century biology with Geoffrey West's lecture on scaling laws, energy dynamics, and their implications for life on Earth and our future.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Principles of Collective Behavior

Explore the fascinating world of collective animal behavior, from insect swarms to human crowds. Discover how individual actions create complex group dynamics and problem-solving abilities in nature.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Harnessing Chaos and Predicting the Unpredictable with Artificial Intelligence

Explore how Reservoir Computing and AI can predict chaotic systems like weather and brain dynamics, pushing beyond traditional forecasting limits and combining knowledge-free and knowledge-based approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course