This event is closed to the public. Abstract: Our intuition tells us that cities are wasteful and less efficient than nature—but is that true? By mapping mass distributions across 3,000+ cities and 34 ...
Abstract: Cellular Automata (CA) are a remarkable example of morphogenetic system, where cells grow and self-organize through local interactions. CA have been used as abstractions of biological ...
Do you remember the early days of social media? The promise of connection, of democratic empowerment, of barriers crumbling and gates opening? In those heady days, the co-founder of Twitter said that ...
What does it mean to be human? In The Four Realms of Existence: A New Theory of Being Human 1, fellow PT Blogger, Professor Joseph LeDoux shares his perspective. It is a point of view guided by ...
In today's data-driven world, the practice of data mining has become indispensable. This process involves extracting valuable insights and knowledge from vast amounts of data generated by individuals, ...
Two major goals in machine learning are the discovery and improvement of solutions to complex problems. In this paper, we argue that complexification, i.e. the incremental elaboration of solutions ...
Are you only seeing posts on your social media feeds that you agree with? You might be stuck in an echo chamber. This lesson will teach students about algorithms, confirmation bias and how to avoid ...