Santa Fe Institute Courses

Quantum Computers - Christopher Monroe

Explore quantum computing's potential through atomic-based architecture, addressing challenges and possibilities in scaling this technology for practical applications and societal impact.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reasons Why Social Networks Make Us Vulnerable to Misinformation

Explore how cognitive, social, and algorithmic biases in social networks make us susceptible to misinformation, and learn about efforts to counter online opinion manipulation.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How Beauty Leads Physics Astray

Explore how physicists' reliance on beauty in theory development has led to stagnation, failed experiments, and a crisis in the field, with insights on moving forward.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Patterns and Surprises in Rich but Noisy Network Data

Explore patterns in noisy network data, focusing on social and biological examples. Learn techniques for estimating network structure and uncovering insights about underlying systems from error patterns.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Intelligent Systems

Explore diverse perspectives on intelligence, from individual to collective, natural to artificial. Delve into cultural transmission, machine learning, empathy for AI, and the ethical implications of evolving technological systems.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

IP Fest 2018: Autonomous Ecosystems

Explore the complexities of self-sustaining ecosystems, planetary habitability, and ecological design in this panel discussion featuring experts from diverse fields. Gain insights into the challenges of creating autonomous ecosystems.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Origins of Life in Space

Explore the origins of life in space with experts Caleb Scharf and Chris Kempes, discussing planetary models, the Drake Equation, and the probability of extraterrestrial life.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Language Learning, Language Use, and The Evolution of Linguistic Structure

Explores the interplay between language learning, use, and evolution through experiments on artificial languages, interaction, and cultural transmission, revealing insights into linguistic structure formation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How Behavior Spreads - The Science of Complex Contagions

Exploring the science of complex contagions, this lecture delves into how behaviors and innovations spread through social networks, challenging conventional wisdom and offering insights for effective social change.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Social Networks, Protest, and Repression

Explores the relationship between social network structures and protest dynamics, revealing nonlinear patterns in mobilization and offering insights into state repression strategies.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Estimating Indirect Effects in a Wild and Anti-Social Mammal

Exploring indirect genetic effects in wild red squirrels, examining how spatial and temporal neighbors influence phenotypes and potential evolutionary impacts in varying population densities.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Question Concerning Technology, Revisited - The Dark Side of a Big Data World

Exploring the dark side of big data and its impact on democracy, privacy, and national security, with insights from Heidegger's philosophy to address ethical challenges in the digital age.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Tokens and Complex Systems - Part 1

Explore complex systems, tokenized ecosystems, and AI DAOs. Learn how blockchains function as life forms and democratize AI access. Discover evolutionary algorithms in token design and agent-based systems for simulation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Fluid Mechanics of the Cardiovascular System - Interesting, Impossible Problems in Bio, Phys, & Math

Explore cardiovascular fluid mechanics, its impact on health, and challenges in modeling complex systems. Discover research on cell responses, oxygen transport, and nanoparticle dynamics in blood vessels.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Evolutionary Causes of Quantitative Genetic Variation

Explore the genetic architecture of quantitative traits, examining how mutation, selection, and drift shape heritable variation. Gain insights into missing heritability and interpret genome-wide association studies findings.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video