Speaker: Dr. Hans De Sterck
Title: Mathematical modelling of social spreading processes
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 – 2-4pm
Location: M3-2134
A video of Dr. De Sterck’s is posted below or can be viewed on our Vimeo page.
Abstract
Social spreading processes are intriguing manifestations of how humans interact and […]
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Speaker: Dr. Chris Bauch, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph
Title: How mathematics can help explain vaccine scares and associated disease dynamics
Date: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Category: Seminar
Abstract:
Mortality due to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases is declining worldwide, thanks to ever-expanding […]
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Speaker: Matto Mildenberger
Title: Exploring the Possibility Space of Ideological Change
Date: Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Category: Seminar
Matto Mildenberger, PhD Candidate at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (Yale University), summarizes recent political science and psychology literature on ideology with the broad aim of informing research on ideological change. The […]
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Speaker: Steve Mock (WICI Affiliate Researcher)
Title: National Identity and the Liberal State in a Post-Growth Economy
Date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Category: Seminar
Abstract:
The powering-down of the world economy ultimately mean re-localization to relatively autonomous, self-sufficient communities. Steven Mock will argue, however, that it is a mistake to assume […]
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Speaker: Steve Purdey
Title: Steady State Economics
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Category: Talk
Dr. Steve Purdey of the University of Toronto argues that the emphasis on growth, which has been the focus of the world economy for over 200 years, is no longer sustainable in a world of increasing scarcity. He […]
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