In celebration of SFI’s 40th anniversary, the 29th Annual Stanislaw Ulam Memorial Lecture Series will address this Complex World.
Part One: Lecture by David Krakauer
We live in a complex world, meaning one that is increasingly connected, evolving, technological, volatile, and potentially poised for catastrophe. And yet we continue to treat the world as if it were a simple world: linear, unchanging, disconnected, and infinitely exploitable.
Complexity science is an approach to understanding and surviving in a complex world. In this lecture, David Krakauer will expose the limitations of simple assumptions in economics, medicine and healthcare, artificial intelligence, and global governance. We need an entirely new framing of nature, of the human role in the natural and technological world, and what it means to prosper on a living planet.
David Krakauer is the William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems and President of the Santa Fe Institute. His research explores the evolution of intelligence and stupidity on earth. This includes studying the evolution of cellular, linguistic, social and cultural mechanisms and artifacts supporting memory and information processing.
David will be signing copies of The Complex World in the Lensic lobby at 6:30 pm. Reserve your free tickets to this event via the Lensic Performing Arts Center's box office. This discussion will also be streamed live via SFI's YouTube channel, and recorded for future viewing. This is the first of a two part event. Please register for the “Complex Universe: Diverse Perspectives” panel discussion on Wednesday, September 18th.
The 2024 Santa Fe Institute Community Lecture Series is free to attend thanks to generous sponsorship by the McKinnon Family Foundation, with additional support from the Santa Fe Reporter, and the Lensic Performing Arts Center.