Forensic Science Courses

Mandelbrot, 1/f Noise, and The Mind's Eye in Complexity Science

Exploring Mandelbrot's contributions to 1/f noise, long-range dependence, and fractional models. Discusses the impact of cognitive diversity on scientific progress and the importance of visual thinking in mathematics.

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

InterPlanetary Film Scores - Art, Craft, and Science in Sci-Fi Soundtracks

Explore the art, craft, and science behind iconic sci-fi film scores through live performance and insightful analysis, revealing the secrets that make these soundtracks unforgettable.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Questioning the Science of Gender Difference - A New Perspective

Explores how cultural beliefs influence gender research, challenging long-held assumptions about biological differences between sexes and offering a fresh perspective on gender in society.

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

Lightning Research Talks - New Science and Horizons 2015

Lightning talks on diverse research topics including computational complexity, packing problems, social behavior, and ecological networks.

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

Is Free Will an Illusion? What Can Cognitive Science Tell Us?

Explore the philosophical debate on free will, determinism, and moral responsibility with Daniel Dennett. Examine cognitive science insights and their implications for our understanding of human agency and ethics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Complex Science of Cyberdefense - Computer Immunology

Exploring cyberdefense through immunology concepts, adapting biological defense mechanisms to address digital threats and vulnerabilities in complex computational systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

On the Evolution of Sex and the Advantages of Recombination - 2013 Science Board Symposium

Explore the evolution of sex and recombination advantages with Sarah Otto. Delve into epistasis, costs, finite population effects, and analytical models in this comprehensive examination of sexual reproduction.

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

Beauty and Truth in Mathematics and Science - Lecture 1

Explore the role of beauty in guiding humanity's quest for understanding the world, examining interactions between beliefs, values, and scientific truth.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Future Directions in SFI Science: Potential Ideas - 2012 Annual Science Board Symposium

Exploración de direcciones futuras en ciencia de sistemas complejos, abordando temas como computación cuántica, física no equilibrada, diversidad biológica y cultural, y leyes fundamentales de innovación y crecimiento social.

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

Steps Toward a Cognitive Science of Prehistory

Exploring cognitive science in prehistory through metaphors, cultural evolution, and archaeological evidence from Mesa Verde society, pottery, and linguistic patterns.

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

The Post-Darwinian World - Expanding Darwin's Theories in Modern Science

Explore post-Darwinian complexities in biology, economics, and politics, examining ecosystems, food webs, origin of life, HIV/AIDS, and sociobiology to expand on Darwin's evolutionary theories.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Penguin and The Leviathan - The Science and Practice of Cooperation

Explore how diverse systems leverage human cooperation instead of traditional incentives to achieve goals, challenging long-held beliefs about managing complex systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Crowdsourced Wearable Data and Citizen Science for Public Health Research

Explore the potential of crowdsourced wearable data and citizen science in advancing public health research, uncovering new insights and methodologies for population-level health monitoring.

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

Trustworthy Network Science - Measuring Instability and Reliability in Data Algorithms

Explore network science methodologies, focusing on measuring instability, data algorithms, embedding methods, and reliability metrics for robust analysis and insights.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Community Detection and Data Topology in Network Science

Exploring network science and mathematical approaches to uncover hidden structures in complex data. Discusses community detection, data topology, and applications in social networks and opinion dynamics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video