8th March 2013, 7:00pm
Complex Systems in Science and Society, Professor R. S. MacKay FRS FInstP (University of Warwick)
Abstract
The world around us is complex: it has many interdependent components. Mathematics is the key to understanding, predicting, controlling and designing complex systems. Professor MacKay will describe how mathematics gives power to the popular concepts of emergence, tipping points and nudging. Professor MacKay will also lay out a manifesto for how the IMA will contribute to the future of the nation.
Professor R. S. MacKay FRS FInstP FIMA is the IMA President 2012 and the Director of Mathematical Interdisciplinary Research and Centre for Complexity Science. Professor MacKay is based at the Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick.
Venue: International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA
No charge is made to attend meetings and non-members are welcome.
