In the summer of 2014, I helped organize a working group at the Santa Fe Institute to explore the nascent field of collective cognition. We …
read moreComplex Systems for High School Students
A ragtag team has emerged here in C4 to develop interactive activities that spread the ideas of transdisciplinary science to a broader audience. As of …
read moreSparse Coding in a Social System
How do we understand our social environment? If you're like me, when you think about people you know, you probably think in terms of groups …
read moreStatistical Inference in Complex Systems
For a broad introduction in my own words to the research we do here, check out this podcast highlighting the Center for Complexity and Collective …
read morePredicting Biological Network Output
More to come. For now: q-bio conference presentation [pdf]
read moreBiological Neural Networks
In biology, we often find large collections of relatively simple interacting elements that combine to create complicated structures with complex behavior. Neural networks and gene …
read moreSloppy Models
The biochemistry happening inside each one of your cells is amazingly complex. As an important example, take gene regulation. In the process of transcription and …
read moreFermi Liquids
Why do metals behave like metals? Why are they good conductors of both electricity and heat? The answer to these questions has been known for …
read moreSupercoiled DNA
The nucleus of each of your cells contains a highly compacted and organized bundle of DNA, which, when stretched out to a line, would span …
read moreSwimming Zebrafish