This episode features an interview with Dr. Jenn Lindsay and Dr. Wesley Wildman on the forthcoming documentary film, ‘Simulating Religious Violence.’ This film explores a team of researchers seeking to build the kind of computational model that I just mentioned. Dr. Lindsay directed the film. She is Professor of Sociology and Communications at John Cabot… Continue reading Computational Simulation in Practice: ‘Simulating Religious Violence’ Documentary Interview
STH researchers introduce high tech to a low-tech discipline BU Today / June 1, 2017 “I don’t even like computers,” Connor Wood confesses. So why is this postdoctoral fellow in religion studies so enthusiastic about the computer simulation displayed on his laptop, resembling the result of an explosion at a spaghetti factory and an… Continue reading What Computer Modeling Can Tell Us about Religion
A new form of AI modelling promises accurate simulation of how entire cities, countries and one day perhaps the world will behave New Scientist / October 2, 2019 In simple terms, an artificial society is just a computer model similar to those that have been used for decades to understand complex dynamic systems, such… Continue reading AI can predict your future behaviour with powerful new simulations
