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Learning by Imitation in Games: Theory, Field and Lab
Erik Mohlin, Oxford University We exploit a unique opportunity to study how a large population of players in the field learn to play a novel game which has a complicated and non-intuitive mixed strateg
Forensic Art and Documentary Film as Non-Governmental Rights Campaigns: Possibilities and Limitations
This project consists of three research-initiation workshops on aspects of a unifying theme: forensics in art and documentary film.
The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: Complex products of collective improvement favor conformist outcomes, blind copying, and hyper-credulity
PLOS Computational Biology Abstract Social learning is common in nature, yet cumulative culture (where knowledge and technology increase in complexity and diversity over time) appears restricted to huma
Learning to play
In 2007, the Swedish gambling agency ran a simple gambling game called LIMBO. Gamblers were invited to stake 10 kronor on a number of their choice between 1 and 99,999. The person choosing the smalles
Stefan Arora-Jonsson: What Competition Brings
Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Professor at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala universitet ABSTRACTCompetition is a ubiquitous feature of modern society, perhaps more so now than ever before. While com
The dangers of excessive ambitions within the social sciences
A seminar on the future of social sciences. Main speaker: Jon Elster.Commentators: Tore Ellingsen and Bengt Hansson. Read more in the invitation (pdf)
Graffiti: A precursor to future deviant behaviour during adolescence?
Deviant Behavior Volume 36, Issue 7, pages 565-580. DOI:10.1080/01639625.2014.951569 Abstract This study examines if graffiti initiation leads to greater deviant behavior. Swedish students (N = 1,010) co
Why are the home addresses of your friends causing greenhouse warming?
Kay Axhausen, ETH Zürich Transport planning has studied social networks as central element behind the location choice for residential locations and for leisure activities. The talk will introduce the o
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How we process personal data The General Data Protection Regulation, a new important regulation for the protection of personal data, came into force in May 2018. It entails improved rights for you to d
Panel discussion - The Future of Humans. Moral Bioenhancement
The greatest problems of the 21st century - climate change, terrorism, poverty and global inequality, among others – are not the result of external threat, but predominantly the result of human cho
