Solving World Problems Through Complex Systems | Yaneer Bar-yam

Aug 27, 2020

Today's guest, Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam is president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He's a data scientist who studies pandemics and is an expert in complex systems science that are solving problems in healthcare, education, systems engineering, international development, and ethnic conflict.

Time stamps:

• 00:01 - Introduction
• 01:40 - What Is The Current State Of The World
• 04:50 - What Are Effects Of The Current Problems On Us
• 05:59 - What Are The Biggest Problems That Understanding Complex Systems Can Help Us
• 12:00 - How Complex Problems Look Like And How Can We Solve Them
• 22:44 - What You Need To Change If You Want To Prosper
• 25:19 - The Science Behind Coronavirus Spreading
• 31:41 - Why Coronavirus Spread So Easily And How To Stop It 
• 33:53 - What Is The Application Of Complex Systems
• 36:24 - How Can We Understand Complex Systems
• 40:42 - What Is The Cause Of Ethnic Violence
• 47:25 - What are Yaneer Bar-Yam next projects
• 50:12 - How Can People Participate

Dr. Yaneer's Books and Links:

• https://grouper-chiton-2853.squarespace.com/dynamics-of-complex-systems
• https://grouper-chiton-2853.squarespace.com/making-things-work
• https://necsi.edu/teams-a-manifesto
• http://bit.ly/complexityrising