Tentative Schedule Spring 2004
   Mathematics and Cognition Seminar

   Thursdays 1:40 pm
Psych 205

Supported in part by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering

"Whenever there is chaos,
it creates wonderful thinking."
- Septima Clark
About this seminar

Note: 1)?represents wild guesses having been made with regards to dates, titles or speakers, 2) * represents an unusual date, time or location.
 

  Date Speaker Title
February 13
everybody
Discussion on the foundation of a center for social complexity
19 Canceled due to NSF site visit.

26 everybody Discussion on the foundation of a center for social complexity
March 4*
Location:
ECG G236
Brian Skyrms
Distinguished Professor of Logic & Philosophy of Science and Economics, and Director: Interdisciplinary Program in History and Philosophy of Science,  UCI.
"Learning to Network:  Some Dynamic Models of Social Network Formation"
11
Tom Taylor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
"Social Networks and Social Capital"
Abstract
18
Spring Break

 25 Peter Killeen
Department of Psychology
"Reject the Null Hypothesis"
 Abstract

April 1
Cancelled

8
Elizabeth Wentz
Department of Geography
"A comparison of two methods for interpolating the tracks of primates:
linear weighted distance and constrained random walk" Abstract
15
everybody Discussion on the foundation of a center for social complexity
22
everybody Discussion on the foundation of a center for social complexity
29
cancelled cancelled
 May 6
Robert MacDuff
Department of Physics
"The missing piece of the puzzle: the concept of problem solving"
Abstract

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Mathematics Department Seminars
Cognitive Systems and Behavior Seminar