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Hannah Fry: Is life really that complex?
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Can an algorithm forecast the site of the next riot? In this accessible talk, Mathematician Hannah Fry shows how complex social behavior can be analyzed and perhaps predicted through apt analogies to natural phenomena, like the patterns of a leopard's spots or the distribution of predators and prey in the wild.
Hannah Fry researches the trends in our civilization and ways we can forecast its future. Full bio ยป
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