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Modelling Social Problems and Health Conference
This conference from the Tipping Points project focuses on modelling of social problems and health. Researchers will present and discuss health problems of concern within society together with mathematical and statistical models, which may be useful predictive tools for deriving strategies that practitioners may use. Emphasis of the workshop will be placed on actual health […]
Dr Nick Winder presents ‘The Colluphidean Paradigm’
July 11, 2012 by brettcherry
Dr Nick Winder gives a highly interesting talk on his paper ‘The Colluphidean Paradigm’. Who is Colluphid you might ask? For those familiar with A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams you likely know the answer already. Oolid Colluphid is a fictional author in the book who writes a philosophical trilogy: Where God […]
Blame Games: Scapegoats, Turncoats and Sacrificial Lambs
July 11, 2012 by flomate2001
In his speech at the Tipping Points Annual Event on 3rd July 2012 Professor Eric Abrahamson of the Columbia Business School talks about the many different ways in which blame is apportioned in the aftermath of catastrophic tipping point events such as the Global Financial Crisis. The research builds on the rich literature on theories […]
Biodiversity: The co-evolutionary relationship between humans and nature
July 4, 2012 by brettcherry
Biodiversity is not only key to the survival of the human species, but the entire planet. It is known as one of the most important drivers of global environmental change. Anyone with appreciation for diversity of wildlife where they live for example understands the importance of biodiversity to non-human communities, but it is also essential […]
January 3, 2013 by IHRR
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