Solving World Problems Through Complex Systems | Yaneer Bar-yam
Aug 27, 2020•51 min
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Episode description
Today's guest, Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam is president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He's a data scientist who studies pandemics and is an expert in complex systems science that are solving problems in healthcare, education, systems engineering, international development, and ethnic conflict.
Time stamps:
- 00:01 - Introduction
- 01:40 - What Is The Current State Of The World
- 04:50 - What Are Effects Of The Current Problems On Us
- 05:59 - What Are The Biggest Problems That Understanding Complex Systems Can Help Us
- 12:00 - How Complex Problems Look Like And How Can We Solve Them
- 22:44 - What You Need To Change If You Want To Prosper
- 25:19 - The Science Behind Coronavirus Spreading
- 31:41 - Why Coronavirus Spread So Easily And How To Stop It
- 33:53 - What Is The Application Of Complex Systems
- 36:24 - How Can We Understand Complex Systems
- 40:42 - What Is The Cause Of Ethnic Violence
- 47:25 - What are Yaneer Bar-Yam next projects
- 50:12 - How Can People Participate
Dr. Yaneer's Books and Links:
- https://grouper-chiton-2853.squarespace.com/dynamics-of-complex-systems
- https://grouper-chiton-2853.squarespace.com/making-things-work
- https://necsi.edu/teams-a-manifesto
- http://bit.ly/complexityrising
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