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Tag Archives: agent based models
Model Thinking – A Free Online Course with Scott E. Page (Director of UMich Center for Study of Complex Systems)
Starting in the January 2012, Scott E. Page (one of my PhD thesis advisors) will teach Model Thinking (a free online course offered via the consortium that brought you AI Class, Machine Learning, etc.) Scott and I have previously teamed … Continue reading
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Tagged agent based models, complex systems, education, Web 2.0
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Introduction to Computing for Complex Systems — ICPSR 2010 — My Full Course Slides Available Online!
I am going to bump this post to front of the blog one last time as there has been some interest in this material. It has now been several weeks since we completed the full four week class here at … Continue reading
Riders on a Swarm — Might Mimicking the Behavior of Ants, Bees & Birds Be the Key to Artificial Intelligence?
This week’s issue of the Economist has an interesting article entitled Riders on a Swarm. Among other things, the article discusses how attempts to computationally model ant, bee and bird behavior have offered insight into major problems in artificial intelligence. … Continue reading
“Agents of Change” — Agent Based Models and Methods [ Via The Economist ]
This week’s “economic focus” in the Economist highlights Agent Based Modeling as an alternative to traditional economic models and methods. As I am currently teaching Agent Based approaches to modeling as part of the ICPSR Introduction to Computing for Complex … Continue reading
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The State of the Union and Computational Models of Standing Ovations
The State of the Union often provides for dramatic political theatre. While watching President Obama’s first State of the Union Address last night, I could not help but think about a particular subplot associated with the speech–the Republican caucus and the “standing … Continue reading
Programming Dynamic Models in Python-Part 3: Outbreak on a Network
In this post, we will continue building on the basic models we discussed in the first and second tutorials. If you haven’t had a chance to take a look at them yet, definitely go back and at least skim them, … Continue reading
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Tagged agent based models, network analysis, python, social epidemiology
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Positive Legal Theory and a Model of Intellectual Diffusion on the American Legal Academy [Repost from 4/22]
For the third installment of posts related to Reproduction of Hierarchy? A Social Network Analysis of the American Law Professoriate, we offer a Netlogo simulation of intellectual diffusion on the network we previously visualized. As noted in prior posts, we are … Continue reading
Forest Fire Model-A Popular Example of Non-Linearity [Repost from 5/13]
The Forest Fire Model is a commonly invoked example of non-linear system–where a very small perturbation can generate significant differences in observed outcomes. Consider the above Netlogo–to Run the Model: (1) Adjust the Density Slider to set the concentration within … Continue reading
Power Laws, Preferential Attachment and Positive Legal Theory [Part 1]
The visual above is drawn from the Netlogo Simulation of preferential attachment. ”In the model, a given node prefers to connect to other nodes that already display high indegree. As the number of connections a given agent displays is a function of … Continue reading
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Syllabus–Modeling Law as a Complex Adaptive System
Several months ago, I put together this syllabus for use in a future seminar course Law as a Complex System. A number of my friends and colleagues noted that if were to actually use this syllabus in a course, it … Continue reading
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — But Will it Come from HLS or YLS ? A Social Network Analysis of the Legal Academy (Part IV)
This is the final installment of posts related to Reproduction of Hierarchy? A Social Network Analysis of the American Law Professoriate. Thanks for your emails. Here is the plot we provide within the paper. As a general proposition, we believe this … Continue reading
Classic Model from Complex Systems: The El Farol Bar Problem
I recently attended a conference at the Santa Fe Institute. During the trip, I made a point of eating at the El Farol Bar & Restaurant. This restaurant holds a special place in the lore of complex systems. Thus, I thought I … Continue reading
Coming Next Week on CLS Blog
A Netlogo 3D screenprint of one of the classic agent based models—the Shelling Segregation Model is above. We offer it as a holdover until CLS Blog Returns Sunday Night with more exciting content….. NEXT WEEK: (1) Discussion of a New … Continue reading
