Podcasts about computer modelling

Does the use of computer models in physics change the way we see the universe? How far reaching are the implications of computation irreducibility? Are observer limitations key to the way we conceive the laws of physics? In this episode we have the difficult yet beautiful topic of trying to model complex systems like nature and the universe computationally to get into; and how beyond a low level of complexity all systems, seem to become equally unpredictable. We have a whole episode in this series on Complexity Theory in biology and nature, but today we're going to be taking a more physics and computational slant. Another key element to this episode is Observer Theory, because we have to take into account the perceptual limitations of our species' context and perspective, if we want to understand how the laws of physics that we've worked out from our environment, are not and cannot be fixed and universal but rather will always be perspective bound, within a multitude of alternative branches of possible reality with alternative possible computational rules. We'll then connect this multi-computational approach to a reinterpretation of Entropy and the 2nd law of thermodynamics. The fact that my guest has been building on these ideas for over 40 years, creating computer language and Ai solutions, to map his deep theories of computational physics, makes him the ideal guest to help us unpack this topic. He is physicist, computer scientist and tech entrepreneur Stephen Wolfram. In 1987 he left academia at Caltech and Princeton behind and devoted himself to his computer science intuitions at his company Wolfram Research. He's published many blog articles about his ideas, and written many influential books including “A New kind of Science”, and more recently “A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics”, and “Computer Modelling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems”, and just out in 2023 “The Second Law” about the mystery of Entropy. One of the most wonderful things about Stephen Wolfram is that, despite his visionary insight into reality, he really loves to be ‘in the moment' with his thinking, engaging in socratic dialogue, staying open to perspectives other than his own and allowing his old ideas to be updated if something comes up that contradicts them; and given how quickly the fields of physics and computer science are evolving I think his humility and conceptual flexibility gives us a fine example of how we should update how we do science as we go. What we discuss:  00:00 Intro 07:45 The history of scientific models of reality: structural, mathematical and computational. 20:20 The Principle of Computational Equivalence (PCE) 24:45 Computational Irreducibility - the process that means you can't predict the outcome in advance. 27:50 The importance of the passage of time to Consciousness. 28:45 Irreducibility and the limits of science. 33:30 Godel's Incompleteness Theorem 42:20 Observer Theory and the Wolfram Physics Project. 50:30 We 'make' space. 51:30 Branchial Space - different quantum histories of the world, branching and merging 58:50 Rulial Space: All possible rules of all possible interconnected branches. 01:19:30 The Measurement problem of QM and Entanglement meets computational irreducibility and observer theory.  01:32:40 Inviting Stephen back for a separate episode on AI safety, safety solutions and applications for science, as we did't have time. 01:37:30 At the molecular level the laws of physics are reversible. 01:45:30 Entropy defined in computational terms. 01:50:30 If we ever overcame our finite minds, there would be no coherent concept of existence. 01:51:30 Parallels between modern physics and ancient eastern mysticism and cosmology. 01:55:30 Reductionism in an irreducible world: saying a lot from very little input. References: “The Second Law: Resolving the Mystery of the Second Law of Thermodynamics”, Stephen Wolfram “A New Kind of Science”, Stephen Wolfram Observer Theory Article, Stephen Wolfram

28th December 2023 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 344: Computer Modelling of How Cyclists (And Motorists) Hit Potholes  SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Kara Laing TOPICS: Automotive engineering analyst Kara Laing, an everyday cyclist, explains her new work on the modelling of hitting potholes LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://twitter.com/1pluseipi/status/1737776983457554814 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-laing-997b733/ https://www.cyclinguk.org/site-search?search_api_fulltext=pothole https://seesense.cc

Today we are joined by Computer Modelling Group CEO Pramod Jain.  We discuss leadership, kickstarting organic growth, M&A and more.  For additional episodes of the Canadian Equities podcast connect with us at acumencapital.com/podcast.  

We are diving in to all things neurotransmitters and synaptic signaling to kick off the January 2023 series. You'll hear about dopamine, noradrenaline, prion proteins, a new 3D cell culture model, and more, in today's episode. Enjoy!  Sections in this episode:  Monoamine Neurotransmitters (3:50)  Glutamate (9:18)  Acetylcholine (15:51)  Synaptic Proteins (17:43)  New 3D Culture Method (21:32) -------------------------------------------------------------- To find the numbered bibliography with all the papers covered in this episode, click here, or use the link below:https://drive.google.com/file/d/106pvyu5qprE3dW0j2RieICqJF0Hdsyu7/view?usp=share_linkTo access the folder with ALL our bibliographies, follow this link (it will be updated as we publish episodes and process bibliographies), or use the link below:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bzSzkY9ZHzzY8Xhzt0HZfZhRG1Gq_Si-?usp=sharingYou can also find all of our bibliographies on our website: amindr.com. --------------------------------------------------------------Follow-up on social media for more updates!Twitter: @AMiNDR_podcastInstagram: @AMiNDR.podcastFacebook:  AMiNDR  Youtube: AMiNDR PodcastLinkedIn: AMiNDR PodcastEmail: amindrpodcast@gmail.com  -------------------------------------------------------------- Please help us spread the word about AMiNDR to your friends, colleagues, and networks! And if you could leave us a rating and/or review on your streaming app of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to the podcast), that would be greatly appreciated! It helps us a lot and we thank you in advance for leaving a review! Don't forget to subscribe to hear about new episodes as they come out too. Thank you to our sponsor, the Canadian Consortium of Neurodegeneration in Aging, or CCNA, for their financial support of this podcast. This helps us to stay on the air and bring you high quality episodes. You can find out more about the CCNA on their website: https://ccna-ccnv.ca/. Our team of volunteers works tirelessly each month to bring you every episode of AMiNDR. This episode was scripted and hosted by Ellen Koch, edited by Michelle Grover, and reviewed by Judy Cheng and Anusha Kamesh. The bibliography and wordcloud were made by Lara Onbasi (www.wordart.com). Big thanks to the sorting team for taking on the enormous task of sorting all of the Alzheimer's Disease papers into episodes each month. For January 2023, the sorters were Elyn Rowe, Christy Yu, Eden Dubchak, Ben Cornish, Kevin Nishimura, Anelya Gandy, Salodin Al-Achkar, and Rob Cloke. Also, props to our management team, which includes Sarah Louadi, Ellen Koch, Naila Kuhlmann, Elyn Rowe, Anusha Kamesh, Lara Onbasi, Joseph Liang, and Judy Cheng, for keeping everything running smoothly.Our music is from "Journey of a Neurotransmitter" by musician and fellow neuroscientist Anusha Kamesh; you can find the original piece and her other music on soundcloud under Anusha Kamesh or on her YouTube channel, AKMusic.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMH7chrAdtCUZuGia16FR4w   -------------------------------------------------------------- If you are interested in joining the team, send us your CV by email. We are specifically looking for help with sorting abstracts by topic, abstract summaries and hosting, audio editing, creating bibliographies, and outreach/marketing. However, if you are interested in helping in other ways, don't hesitate to apply anyways.  --------------------------------------------------------------*About AMiNDR: *  Learn more about this project and the team behind it by listening to our first episode: "Welcome to AMiNDR!" 

Head analyst at WeatherWatch, Phillip Duncan, told Kerre Woodham it is remarkable how accurate computer modelling of Cyclone Gabrielle was, even as far as eight or nine days ago. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Idolizing something or someone is a form of worship. On this journey, Dr. G explores the pros and cons of computers and computer models, which to many people have become idols. Where are computers and computer models taking us? And what does the Bible have to say about all this? The journey begins now! Order Mrs. G's heart-warming, first novel, A Bellwether Christmas on Amazon or from any book retailer. Get 15% discount by ordering it from FaithfulText. CLICK HERE. Dr. G wants to hear from you! So join the conversation with him and your fellow travelers now on his FACEBOOK PAGE. Or email Dr. G directly by clicking HERE. ORDER DR. G's NEWEST BOOK! Believing is Seeing. * Tyndale * Books-A-Million * ChristianBook* Amazon* Barnes & Noble Science + God is sponsored in part by Dwell Bible App. Save 30% off Dwell for Life at DwellApp.io/DrG.

Idolizing something or someone is a form of worship. On this journey, Dr. G explores the pros and cons of computers and computer models, which to many people have become idols. Where are computers and computer models taking us? And what does the Bible have to say about all this? The journey begins now! Order Mrs. G's heart-warming, first novel, A Bellwether Christmas on Amazon or from any book retailer. Get 15% discount by ordering it from FaithfulText. CLICK HERE. Dr. G wants to hear from you! So join the conversation with him and your fellow travelers now on his FACEBOOK PAGE. Or email Dr. G directly by clicking HERE. ORDER DR. G's NEWEST BOOK! Believing is Seeing. * Tyndale * Books-A-Million * ChristianBook* Amazon* Barnes & Noble Science + God is sponsored in part by Dwell Bible App. Save 30% off Dwell for Life at DwellApp.io/DrG.

From biting our nails to idly scrolling on our phones, we all have those habits we wish we didn't. In this episode of the Big Questions Podcast, we chat to neuroscientist Charlotte Collingwood about what makes a habit, why we develop them, and how we might go about kicking a bad habit.  

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Ontario unveiled its winter COVID-19 testing strategy on Thursday which includes a “holiday blitz” as well as providing students with take-home rapid antigen tests over the school break. The province said it is looking to expand its testing plan as winter and the colder weather comes in and pushes people to spend more time indoors and increase close contact. The winter strategy is a three-prong response — a holiday mobile testing blitz, access to low barrier testing options for elementary and secondary school students and expanded access to testing through pharmacies. ALSO: Health Canada has approved Pfizer's Covid 19 vaccine for children GUEST: Dr. Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo - Prime Minister Justine Trudeau says he directly raised concerns about a proposed electric-vehicle tax credit, Buy American rhetoric and the cross-border Line 5 oil pipeline with U.S. President Joe Biden. Trudeau made the remarks on Thursday night following a trilateral summit with the American leader and his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, which the prime minister described as “extremely effective.” ALSO: Throne speech from the Liberals this Tuesday, what can we expect? GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen's Park and Parliament Hill - Ryerson Public School in Burlington, Ont., has been renamed Makwendam — an Anishinaabemowin word meaning "to remember," according to the Halton District School Board (HDSB). The new name, which the board said is pronounced "muck-kwen-dum," was unanimously approved during a meeting Wednesday night. ALSO: Help Ryerson University pick its new name GUEST: Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Former President of the Ontario Native Women's Association and Director at the First Peoples House of Learning at Trent University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Ontario reaches a new vaccine milestone, it prepares to move into the next stage of reopening. Will this cause us to see a rise in infections? Guest: Dr. Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo - A memorial for the family killed in London is set to be held and one of the attendees will Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. He joins us to talk more about what he thinks about the attack and the discovery of the bodies of 215 children near the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, BC. Guest: Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the Federal NDP - And in the wake of the discovery of those 215 bodies, a Hamilton elementary school is being renamed. HWDSB Vice-Chair Cam Galindo, who brought forward this motion, joins us to explain how & why the change is being made.  Guest: Cam Galindo, Trustee and Vice-Chair of the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The Ontario government is looking to extend the province wide stay-at-home order past its scheduled end date of May 20 and into June amid the third wave of COVID-19, sources tell Global News. The Ford government cabinet is working to finalize the date, however, sources said the province is looking to extend the order until at least June 2. The stay-at-home order was first implemented on April 8 in an effort to curb increasing case numbers as well as high hospitalization rates in the province. Ontario Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams said at a press conference on Monday he’d like for cases to be under at least 1,000 a day to see an easing of restrictions. GUEST: Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario and Canadian governments, has launched the COVID-19 Rapid Screening Initiative. Through this initiative, participating chambers of commerce and boards of trade will roll out free rapid tests for small- and medium-sized businesses in communities across the province. The COVID-19 Rapid Screening Initiative will provide free rapid antigen tests for employees of small and medium-sized businesses. The tests will be distributed through participating local chambers of commerce and boards of trade in Ontario. Businesses (including non-chamber members) with 150 employees or less are welcome to participate in this program. The goal of the program is to identify asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 in the workplace that might otherwise be missed, helping to curb the spread in the workplace, at home and around the community” GUEST: Mark Agnew, VP of Policy for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce - The Canadian military claims that more than two dozen residents at a Toronto long-term care home died due to dehydration prior to their arrival amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic while feces and vomit were reportedly found on the floors and walls of another, according to a newly obtained report. The documents, which were submitted to Ontario’s Long-Term Care Home Commission and referenced in their final report on April 30, describe “heartbreaking” and “horrifying” conditions within two of the Toronto facilities. Among the most startling claims are allegations of neglect, malnutrition and a suggestion that COVID-19 deaths at one home “paled in comparison” to general deaths. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) was called in April 2020 to help seven long-term care homes in Ontario grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks. According to the commission’s final report, the military’s involvement was considered by the Ontario government in mid-April, but personnel didn’t start their shift until April 28. GUEST: Dr. James Tiessen, Director of Health Administration & Community Care program and an Associate Professor with Ryerson University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Internet shutdowns continue in Myanmar and now two new reports show the impact these have had. Top10VPN estimates these have cost the country’s economy more than $1bn, while cybersecurity firm Recorded Future Inc. has confirmed how people are still trying to connect with each other using Bluetooth and messaging apps like Bridgefy as well as accessing the dark web. Samuel Woodhams, Digital Rights Lead from Top10VPN, is on the show to tell us what they’ve observed. Vietnam water salinity app The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched an app in Vietnam to help rice farmers save their crops. High salt levels in the water channels between fields can now be monitored remotely and results sent to farmers’ mobile phones. High salt levels can destroy an entire annual rice crop so the app is significantly improving yields. Kisa Mfalila, Regional Climate and Environment Specialist for Asia and the Pacific region at IFAD, explains how the app works. Computer Modelling of the Canon of English Literature The Canon of English Literature – the books that are considered to be worthy of studying - are overwhelmingly written by white men, with books written by female novelists often considered less literary in comparison. Now, a new project “Novel Perceptions: Towards an Inclusive Canon” aims to use computer modelling to investigate the public’s reading preferences. It's led by Professor Sebastian Groes from the University of Wolverhampton, who has just launched a Reader Review survey asking for responses to 400 recent novels. The novels will also undergo computer analysis that will look at sentence length, vocabulary and grammar difficulty to see if an algorithm can identify a best seller. (Image: Getty Images) The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Bill Thompson. Studio Manager: Nigel Dix Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Students will be staying in remote learning indefinitely following the April Break as the province continues to see record breaking COVID-19 cases and ICU numbers, the Ontario government says. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement alongside Lecce, Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health at Queen’s Park Monday afternoon. No timeline has been set for when students might resume in-class instruction. GUEST: Harvey Bischof, President of OSSTF (Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation) GUEST: Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo - An extensive French study has surveyed nations’ responses to COVID-19 and concludes that those taking an aggressive “Zero COVID” approach fared better than others by both health and economic measures. The study rests its analysis in part on the experience of Canada, where six large provinces face steeply rising infection rates tied to evolved variants of the virus, while provinces and territories that hewed closer to the Zero COVID approach do not. Zero COVID, also called Go for Zero or elimination, employs a range of tactics designed to drive infection rates to negligible. Such tactics include one hard serious lockdown followed by strategic testing, active surveillance and tight border controls. GUEST: Andrew Nikiforuk, bestselling author and award winning journalist - The federal Liberals have voted to shut down a defence committee probe into allegations of hight-level sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces. That decision comes as the Conservatives and NDP members of the committee argue no one has yet taken responsibility and the probe should continue, but as one prominent group of survivors says the meetings have become too partisan. The federal government promised an independent review of the problem back in February but for more than two months has offered no details of what that will look like. Are the Liberals serious about fixing the problem? GUEST: Amanda Connolly, Journalist for Global News - Prosecution wraps up case in Chauvin murder trial with tearful testimony from Floyd's brother. The Defence is expected to begin its case today. GUEST: Thane Rosenbaum, CBS Radio Legal Analyst See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The Stay-at-Home order is coming down on Ontario, and we knew that even before Premier Ford's media conference. First Scott got the local perspective, from Paul Johnson, and then Chris Bauch shed some light on on how the province is doing. Guests: Paul Johnson, Director of Emergency Centre with the City of Hamilton Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo - John Ivison joined the show to discuss the proposed policies coming from members of the NPD, as well as the similar that the Federal Conserviatves find the party in, to the right of the political centre. Guest: John Ivison, Journalist with the National Post Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent Producer - Jordan ArmeniseTechnical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Both Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have faced their trials, while diplomats in China spoke out and even protested, in some cases. What happens to the Two Michaels next, and what do we know about the trials? Guest: Abigail Bimman, Ottawa Correspondent for Global National - There have been mounting reports of anti-Asian prejudice and violence in Canada and the United States over the past year. Scott spoke with Professor Jamie Liew about the layers of systemic racism and xenophobic assumptions underpinning recent stories of frightening attacks on Asian citizens. Guest: Jamie Chai Yun Liew, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law with the University of Ottawa and an expert in immigration, refugee and citizenship law, as well as administrative law and public law; host of the Migration Conversations Podcast, author of the upcoming novel Dandelion - While there is concern that a third wave of the pandemic may have already begun in Ontario, there are signs of progress as well. Guest: Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo - Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid returned to the show to discuss vaccine updates and to alleviate worries surrounding the AstraZeneca vaccine. Guest: Dr. Firas Ahmad Khalid, Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Bill Kelly Podcast with Guest Host Rick Zamperin: According to newly released data by the Ontario government‘s science table, the coronavirus pandemic will “likely [recede] in the summer” but variant spread, maintaining public health measures and focused vaccinations will be critical. GUEST: Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo - A pilot program is rolling out over the next three days, with the hope that it can be used as a model for getting vaccines to those who need them most, when more become available.The program, green-lit by Toronto Public Health and the province, is run by three Ontario Health Teams: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), Mid-West Toronto OHT and North York Toronto Health Partners. The teams are made up of health-care workers, including from hospitals like Michael Garron, and the University Health Network, and community organizations such as WoodGreen Community Services, which runs the Jack Layton building. GUEST: Dr. Rebecca Stoller, Family Physician with the North York Family Health Team and Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto - This study by Statistics Canada researchers René Morissette and Theresa Hanqing Qiu documents the use of four adjustment strategies by Canadian workers permanently laid off in 2009 — in the middle of the last recession: moving to another region, enrolling in post-secondary education, signing up for a registered apprenticeship and becoming self-employed. The authors examine whether the adoption of strategies varied according to workers’ characteristics and their employment status a year after job loss, and to what extent it differed in the short and long terms. GUEST: René Morissette, Researcher for the Institute for Research on Public Policy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Scott takes a look at the new protocol for international flights into Canada, as well as the new COVID-19 modelling for Ontario. Guest: Chris Bauch: Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks at the University of Waterloo - Ontario is starting to implement its own, tighter protocol for testing at its airports as of next week. Guest: Richard Brennan, Former Queen’s Park Journalist for The Toronto Star - With Canada's current troubles with the Pfizer shipments in mind, Scott spoke to Dr. Thomas Tenkate about the vaccinations worldwide, as well as the concerns surrounding variants of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Guest: Thomas Tenkate Associate Professor with School of Occupational & Public Health at Ryerson University - The World Health Organization has started its probe into the origins of SARS-CoV-19, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID19, in China. Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad, Macdonald-Laurier Institute - Scott surprised his father-in-law for his birthday today with a special on-air call. That was not the only surprise for Ken, though... Guest: Ken! Want more from Scott? Check out his interview with comedian Eric Johnston, to find out what life as a touring entertainer has been like during the pandemic, and hear why Eric thinks he should be hired to Ken's next birthday: https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/eric-johnston-on-comedy-during-the-pandemic   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Kay speaks to public health expert David Paltiel about how mass vaccination could help end the COVID-19 pandemic

Jonathan Kay speaks to public health expert David Paltiel about how mass vaccination could help end the COVID-19 pandemic

This week's episode features the first of a two-part interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey M. Christian at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. MINING.com executive editor Frik Els asked Christian about his views on the economy, research methods, gold, and the electric vehicle market. Jeffrey M. Christian is Managing Partner at CPM Group, a precious metals and commodities research and consulting company he founded in 1986 in a buyout of the Goldman Sachs Commodities Research Group he managed at that time. He has a deep understanding of the mechanics of precious metals and commodities trading and investing, as well as derivatives markets, commodities in general, and broad economic and financial trends. CPM advises major producers, users, governments, central banks, and institutional investors on how best to manage their financial exposure to precious metals and commodities. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week's Mining Minute features Adrian Dance, Principal Metallurgist at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: www.srk.com/en/experts/adrian-dance And on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dance-087615a/ Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Northern Miner · Episode 194: CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian on the coronavirus, computer modelling and EVs, part 1

Every year, hundreds of millions of people contract malaria; this is a parasitic infection spread by mosquitoes. The parasite does two things when it grows in the body: either it clones itself to make millions more malaria parasites in that infected individual, and makes them sicker in the process; or, it produces a different form of the parasite that's sexually active and specialised to infect mosquitoes so it can spread to another human. And this week scientists in Edinburgh have discovered that malaria bases the decision on whether to boost its numbers in an infected person, or to try to... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Every year, hundreds of millions of people contract malaria; this is a parasitic infection spread by mosquitoes. The parasite does two things when it grows in the body: either it clones itself to make millions more malaria parasites in that infected individual, and makes them sicker in the process; or, it produces a different form of the parasite that's sexually active and specialised to infect mosquitoes so it can spread to another human. And this week scientists in Edinburgh have discovered that malaria bases the decision on whether to boost its numbers in an infected person, or to try to... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

A huge amount of technical effort has been put into computer modelling for transport planning. The outputs from models is often taken as the definitive expression of future situations and the impact and value of the proposal. The pursuit of intricate details within the models, the broad generalisations that can be part of the initial structure, the reliance on data that are not comprehensive enough, the absence of allowing for behaviour changes such as people deciding to travel outside the period that is under investigation and an absence in many instances of considering land-use changes. All these factors can result in models taking a long time to develop and produce results. Furthermore, models are often used to justify in whatever way they can what is already the preferred option. In this podcast, traffic engineer and transport planner Chris Stapleton, reflects on the practical applications of models and a recent modelling conference he went to and then Professor David Hensher talks of the MetroScan model they produced that can give indicative answers, including land-use implications in about 40 minutes. This could totally change our approach to how we use the output from models including community consultations.

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Big Ideas is a series of briefings on big ideas coming out of The National Archives' research programme. Covering themes of innovation, creativity and excellence each Big Idea will share with colleagues and professionals aspects of innovative research taking place at The National Archives and elsewhere that could apply to their own area of work. Being able to predict with any precision how collections will change over time is difficult - we are always reliant on historical data. But like fashion designers predicting future trends, we now use the data we collect everyday to model the future. The National Archives uses computer models to underpin collection management decisions and has successfully used them to reduce energy costs. In this talk, Nancy Bell, Head of Collection Care, The National Archives, and Dr Matija Strli?, Centre for Sustainable Heritage, University College London, showcase the potential of computer modelling to support the business and aid decision making.

Au menu de ce huitième épisode Simon vous présente le principe des réseaux de neurones ainsi qu'un projet de robotique évolutionnaire : Bredeche N., J.-M. Montanier, W. Liu, A. FT. Winfield. Environment-driven Distributed Evolutionary Adaptation in a Population of Autonomous Robotic Agents. Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems (journal paper). Taylor & Francis Eds. 2012. (lien vers l'article) Vous pouvez me retrouver sur twitter (https://twitter.com/Xilrian) et vous abonner sur : notre flux RSS (http://feeds.feedburner.com/vieartificielle), iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/vie-artificielle/id471402436), Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuPLI-CCXwPeCuwsQQUcN-Q/videos) et soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/xilrian).

Au menu de ce huitième épisode Simon vous présente le principe des réseaux de neurones ainsi qu'un projet de robotique évolutionnaire : Bredeche N., J.-M. Montanier, W. Liu, A. FT. Winfield. Environment-driven Distributed Evolutionary Adaptation in a Population of Autonomous Robotic Agents. Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems (journal paper). Taylor & Francis Eds. 2012. (lien vers l'article) Vous pouvez me retrouver sur twitter (https://twitter.com/Xilrian) et vous abonner sur : notre flux RSS (http://feeds.feedburner.com/vieartificielle), iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/vie-artificielle/id471402436), Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuPLI-CCXwPeCuwsQQUcN-Q/videos) et soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/xilrian).

Abstract: This lecture will discuss alternative approaches to urban energy modelling, suggesting that the most powerful and flexible approach is one of micro-simulation in which individuals (agents) may be explicitly simulated. The discussion will include: emerging procedures for generating and attributing a synthetic population of agents’ how their presence may subsequently be simulated at a range of potential destinations’ their activities within these destinations and the range of activity-dependent behaviours; likewise their investments in energy-related technologies and behavioural changes. The lecture will also outline some remaining challenges to the achievement of a fully comprehensive urban energy micro-simulation platform. Biography: Professor Darren Robinson is Chair in Building and Urban Physics and Deputy Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham. For the past fifteen years his work has focused on the development of models of building occupants’ comfort and behaviour and of models of buildings’ energy use at the urban scale – these two interests now converging in the form of urban energy micro-simulation software. This is summarised in his most recent book “Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design”. Darren has received the CIBSE Napier-Shaw Medal (2007), the Building and Environment journal Best Paper Award (2009 and 2010) and the JBPS Best Paper Prize (2010-2011).

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

A short introduction to this album.