Social Dynamics and Complexity

                             Colloquia

                   For colloquia sponsored by IMBS, go to: http://www.imbs.uci.edu/colloq.html

The 4-campus collaborative video colloquium series, 2005-2006
                            

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 The 4-campus collaborative video colloquium series, 2006-07

Fall Quarter 2006

October 6 Friday 1:30-3:00

Jeff Brantingham, Archaeology, UCLA: "Foraging Behavior of Contemporary Criminals" ABM and math models: Car Thievery in LA as an Optimal Foraging Problem (streaming video)

October 13 Friday 1:30-3:00

Jessica Flack, SFI: The Role of Robustness Mechanisms in the Evolution of Social Complexity (streaming video)

October 27 Friday 1:30-3:00

James Fowler, Political Science, UCSD, "Supreme Court Networks of Precedents"(streaming video)

November 3 Friday 1:30-3:00  Part of the Marschak Series at UCLA

Colin F. Camerer, Economics, California Institute of Technology  "Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics"
 

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December 8 10:00-1:00 4-Campus Conference at UCI

 
10-11:00 Doug Wallace - MAMMAG "Molecular Anthropology: Application of Analysis of Mitochondrial Variation toward Understanding the Origins of Humans and Their Culture."
11:30-1:00 ~Natasa Przulj - Discovering the protein interaction networks of living cells, part 2 - the Interactome sequel to the Genome project
         This UCI complexity conference at UCI will focus on biological complexity and evolution, Meeting TBA in a larger room, video recorded.

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Winter Quarter 2007 

January 12 Friday 1:30-3:00

Cosma Shalizi "statistical methods for complex systems" Background paper'06 "Methods and Techniques of Complex Systems Science: An Overview"

January 26 Friday 1:30-3:00

Jared Diamond, Geography and Physiology, UCLA

February 9 Friday 1:30-3:00

February 23 Friday 1:30-3:00

Brian Arthur, "Technology and the Evolution of Complexity" background paper: The Evolution of Technology within a Simple Computer Model

March 9 Friday 1:30-3:00 Invite:

Mark Handcock University of Washington

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March 23 10:00-1:00     4-Campus Conference at UCI

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Spring Quarter 2007

April 6 Friday 1:30-3:00

Tentative: - Robert Garfias - Complexity in Expressive Forms

April 20 Friday 1:30-3:00

Invite: Marcus Feldman

May 4 Friday 1:30-3:00

May 11 Marschak Colloquium VideoSeminar,

 Phillip Bonacich, Professor of Sociology, Core Faculty Human Complex Systems Program, UCLA. Sociology/Social Networks: "Power in Social Networks" co-sponsored by UCLA Department of Sociology and UCLA Human Complex Systems Program.

May 18 Friday 1:30-3:00

May 25 Friday 1:30-3:00

June 1 Friday 1:30-3:00

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June 15 10:00-1:00       4-Campus Conference at UCI

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