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Here’s a recent example of one of our discussions
The complexity group meets periodically to discuss papers in the collection:
Foundational Papers in Complexity Science.
Meetings are open to anyone. They are recorded and shared with patreon supporters.
The group was inspired by my conversation with David Krakauer. David created the foundations collection and wrote an excellent introduction to boot:
The Complex World: An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Complexity Science
More details below.
We are going through the papers in order, meeting every 1-2 weeks. People who show up will participate, and I’ll record the meetings to post to the patreon feed in case you can’t make it, or just want to lay back and learn from afar. Meetings typically last 90-120 minutes.
Meetings begin with a brief introduction to the paper, led by a volunteer.
I will try to find an expert or two on the topic to bring in as a participant as well.
The discussions can go anywhere we want them to go, but there are a few guiding background questions I’d like to keep in mind and address along the way for each paper:
- Where it fits in the complexity sciences.
- Historical context.
- What does it claim?
- Why is it important in the complexity sciences?
- How or why it might be important in the cognitive sciences?
- How any of us is using or could use the ideas in our own work.
