Category Archives: Previous Events

An evening event to explore a processual view of complexity theory, building on the new book by Jean Boulton, The Dao of Complexity (published by De Gruyter, 2024). Jean, in… Read more »

The co-evolution of our climate with interacting systems (such as the biosphere) is a good example of a complex nonlinear system, which is a challenge to understand and predict.  Climate… Read more »

https://www.iop.org/events/culture-and-naming-si-units Have you ever thought about why measuring standards are useful? We have units of measure that are convenient (the tea spoon, a pint, the cm) fundamental constants (the speed… Read more »

Online event 3rd March 2021, 12.30-14.00 GMT Complexity theory took off in the 1990s and four of the key people who shaped how these ideas were developed for application to… Read more »

Studying the Climate: A challenge of complexity 6 February 2020 Institute of Physics, LondonWhy do we do climate science the way we do it? How should societal needs influence our… Read more »

23rd July, at the Institute of Physics, London Society is faced with stark challenges. A growing population requires secure food systems, access to clean water, and sustainable energy – how… Read more »

Graph theory and Physics, 30th May 2018, Imperial College London Report by Matt Garrod The Institute of Physics’ Nonlinear and Complex Physics Group held their Spring meeting on Wednesday the… Read more »

Winter Meeting, Wednesday 6th December, 10.00am – 5.00pm, Imperial College London Artificial Intelligence and Complexity: What can AI do for physics and what can physics do for AI? AI isn’t magic,… Read more »