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** [http://www.cmol.nbi.dk/models/inforew/inforew.html Modeling self organization of communication and topology in social networks]
 
** [http://www.cmol.nbi.dk/models/inforew/inforew.html Modeling self organization of communication and topology in social networks]
 
** [http://www.cmol.nbi.dk/models/infoflow/infoflow.html Self-Assembling of Information in Networks]
 
** [http://www.cmol.nbi.dk/models/infoflow/infoflow.html Self-Assembling of Information in Networks]
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* [http://ideas.repec.org/p/wpa/wuwpco/0405002.html The Structural Dynamics of Corruption: Artificial Society Approach]
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* [http://ideas.repec.org/p/sce/cplx03/06.html Macro And Micro Dynamics In An Artificial Society: An Agent Based Approach]
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* [http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/tburke1/artsoc.html Artificial Societies, Virtual Worlds and the Shared Problems and Possibilities of Emergence]
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* [http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS.html Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation]
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Big Idea:
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you can model societies using Agents. Demonstrate that models of large sociological concepts (information flow, fashion, popularity) can be arrived at by modeling local agent interaction. Models first -> formulas second instead of other way around.
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Revision as of 17:47, 27 January 2009

Socioeconomic modelling. what happens with changes in legislation eg taxes, min wage. model of population behavior. (agent)


Big Idea: you can model societies using Agents. Demonstrate that models of large sociological concepts (information flow, fashion, popularity) can be arrived at by modeling local agent interaction. Models first -> formulas second instead of other way around.


Pros:

  • Token non-natural science unit, get non-natural sciences students involved
    • Touch an emerging field, we can tell people there's a lot to be discovered yet here
  • Talk about agent-based modeling

Cons:

  • Less numerically-based
  • We need to be careful about not stepping on social science's toes

Comments:

  • Need to decide on a particular area to go forward with
  • Economics is currently very mathematically-based, could do something along these lines
    • Could also do something on a smaller scale in class, see a hands on social interaction or how played out