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This lecture, "Polarization and Factionalization" by James O. Weatherall, is part of the "Decisions, Games, and Evolution" program organized by the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences. Explore how polarization develops in societies and how factions form within social networks during this 91-minute presentation. The lecture fits within a broader program examining cooperation across biological scales, decision-making processes, and evolutionary game theory. The program brings together biologists, cognitive scientists, economists, and physicists to foster interdisciplinary perspectives on how individual choices affect population-level outcomes, how network structures influence social conflict, and how learning strategies impact collective behavior. Particularly relevant for researchers interested in cultural evolution, opinion formation, and belief spreading on networks, this presentation contributes to understanding complex social phenomena through multiple disciplinary lenses.
