Control Systems Courses

Understanding and Misunderstanding Models - From Linear Regression to Complex Systems

Explore the complexities of scientific modeling, from linear regression to complex systems, examining different levels of understanding and the challenges of explanation in scientific communication.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

From Centrality Measures to Nanowire Networks - Disordered Systems Methods to the Rescue

Explore advanced network analysis techniques, from centrality measures to nanowire networks, using disordered systems methods to understand complex network dynamics and neuromorphic computing applications.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Dynamical Systems and Chaos

Explore dynamical systems, chaos theory, and complex systems. Learn about bifurcations, butterfly effect, strange attractors, and pattern formation. Gain insights into predictability and complexity in nature.

• Complexity Explorer
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

A Markov Chain Theory of Self-Organization in Nonequilibrium Systems

Explore the groundbreaking theory of 'rattling' in nonequilibrium systems and its role in predicting ordered states across scientific domains, from living systems to statistical mechanics.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Giving Groups Control Over the Rules of the Game - in Simulation, in the Lab, and in the Wild

Explore how social systems evolve when groups gain power to change their own governance rules through simulation, lab experiments, and real-world observations.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computation in Complex Systems

Explore computational complexity from polynomial-time algorithms to NP-complete problems and undecidable challenges, bridging computer science with physics and biology applications.

• Complexity Explorer
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Many More is Different - Scalable Learning in Physical Systems

Exploring how large-scale systems exhibit unique properties, focusing on scalable learning approaches inspired by physics and implemented in energy-efficient physical systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Curiosity and Compression as Complex Systems

Explore how curiosity drives information exploration while compression distills knowledge into memory structures, examining different curiosity styles and how the brain balances detail preservation with efficient information condensing.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Framework for Machine Learning of Model Error in Dynamical Systems

Explore a framework for machine learning to model error in dynamical systems, focusing on linear oscillators, partial information, and hybrid modeling techniques.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Social Dilemma of Disease Control

Explore disease control's social dilemma through integrating top-down and bottom-up perspectives, examining contagions, immunity, social distancing, and vaccination behaviors.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

C. Brandon Ogbunu on Epistasis and The Primacy of Context in Complex Systems

Exploring context-dependency in complex systems, from protein folding to neighborhood effects, using interdisciplinary approaches. Discusses evolutionary biology, epidemiology, and the intersection of science and culture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Evolution of Root Systems & Biogeochemical Cycling

Exploring root system evolution and its impact on biogeochemical cycles. Insights into plant adaptation, nutrient acquisition, and ecological interactions, with implications for understanding complex systems and future technologies.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tina Eliassi-Rad on Democracies as Complex Systems

Exploring democracy as a complex system, examining its challenges and potential solutions through the lens of complexity science and machine learning.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Helena Miton on Cultural Evolution in Music and Writing Systems

Explore cultural evolution in music and writing systems, examining how material constraints and cognitive factors shape the development of rhythms and letter forms across societies and time.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Thermodynamics of Far From Equilibrium Systems, Biochemistry, and Life in a Warming World

Explores new thermodynamic approaches to biological temperature responses, challenging traditional enzyme stability theories and offering insights into optimum temperatures for biochemical reactions and ecological impacts.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video