Santa Fe Institute: Foundations of Complex Systems
Interdisciplinary lectures exploring emergence, scaling laws, algorithmic information, network dynamics, biological computation, and collective intelligence across physical and social systems.
Santa Fe Institute
Independent theoretical research institute dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of complex adaptive systems across physics, biology, computation, and society.
University Courses
1
Full-semester syllabi
Recorded Lectures
34
13 standalone talks
Archive Runtime
42h
Unabridged recordings
Faculty & Speakers
27
Avg rigor 91/100
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University courses from Santa Fe Institute
Complete semester courses and structured lecture series recorded at Santa Fe Institute.
Talks & colloquia from Santa Fe Institute
13Self-contained research seminars, public lectures, and invited colloquia.
Conceptual Abstraction and Analogy in Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Tests few-shot relational abstraction across humans, symbolic architectures, and multimodal foundation models using Hofstadterian visual analogy benchmarks.
Universal Scaling Laws in Biology, Cities, and Socioeconomic Systems
Derives sublinear 3/4-power metabolic scaling in vascular biological networks and contrasts it with superlinear scaling of innovation and infrastructure in cities.
Navigating the Quantum Complexity of Matter
Exploring computational frameworks to model the high-dimensional landscape of quantum materials, addressing emergent orders like superconductivity and topological protection.
The Economic Geography of American Slavery
A quantitative spatial model of antebellum American slavery, analyzing the economic structures and geographic patterns influencing free and enslaved labor in 1860.
Sieving Through Complexity: Transient Dynamics from Finite Observer-Referenced Frameworks
A theoretical framework for understanding transient dynamics in natural systems, focusing on how processes matter to a finite observer rather than asymptotic states.
Metacognitive Intelligence in Human-AI Teams
Exploring how human-AI teams can leverage metacognitive information exchange to enhance decision-making and optimize collective intelligence.
Faculty & visiting speakers at Santa Fe Institute
27Professors, researchers, and invited lecturers recorded at Santa Fe Institute.
Santa Fe Institute Faculty
External & Resident Complexity Faculty
7 lectures
Melanie Mitchell
Davis Professor of Complexity
2 lectures
Aaron S. Benjamin
Professor of Psychology
1 lecture
Alec Nevala-Lee
Author
1 lecture
Alejandra Ramírez
Researcher
1 lecture
Antoni Luque
Professor
1 lecture
Blaise Agüera y Arcas
Professor
1 lecture
Brandon Ogbunu
Professor
1 lecture
Diana Reiss
Professor
1 lecture
Geoffrey West
Distinguished Shannan Professor & Former President
1 lecture
Gillian Tett
Professor
1 lecture
Henry Farrell
Professor
1 lecture
All recorded lectures from Santa Fe Institute
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SFI-CX · Lec 9 · Blaise Agüera y Arcas · Santa Fe Institute
1:23:05
1:17:48
58:18
45:49
SFI-CX · Lec 21 · Steven Strogatz · Santa Fe Institute
1:35:51
SFI-CX · Lec 2 · Santa Fe Institute Faculty · Santa Fe Institute
1:27:55
SFI-CX · Lec 15 · Melanie Mitchell · Santa Fe Institute
1:27:49
SFI-CX · Lec 5 · Santa Fe Institute Faculty · Santa Fe Institute
1:27:20
SFI-CX · Lec 17 · Vijay Balasubramanian · Santa Fe Institute
1:34:37
SFI-CX · Lec 12 · Tina Eliassi-Rad · Santa Fe Institute
1:13:25
SFI-CX · Lec 10 · Santa Fe Institute Faculty · Santa Fe Institute
1:38:21
SFI-CX · Lec 19 · Stephanie Forrest · Santa Fe Institute
1:28:36
SFI-CX · Lec 20 · Jessica Flack · Santa Fe Institute
1:39:02
SFI-CX · Lec 16 · Radhika Nagpal · Santa Fe Institute
1:22:48
SFI-CX · Lec 8 · Kyle Harper · Santa Fe Institute
1:33:25
59:26
SFI-CX · Lec 6 · Santa Fe Institute Faculty · Santa Fe Institute
1:29:15
SFI-CX · Lec 3 · Santa Fe Institute Faculty · Santa Fe Institute
1:06:40
SFI-CX · Lec 1 · Santa Fe Institute Faculty · Santa Fe Institute
1:14:50
SFI-CX · Lec 4 · Santa Fe Institute Faculty · Santa Fe Institute
1:34:49