UCCSS Hilbert ABM1: Agent-based Modeling Introduction

Curated from: Martin Hilbert

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Simulating Social Emergence

Very surprising outcomes emerge due to combined behaviour of different agents.
Within Computational Social Sciences, agent based model simulations helps us to explore combinatorial possibilities in theory.

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Modelling As Mapping

The only working model of a Universe is a Universe
Therefore, modelling involves losing out details from the real world.
The creative part is to select the right abstraction that is meaningful and useful.

Fun Website to try: worldmapper.org

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"Nature/philosophy is written in this grand book - The Unviverse. It continually stands open to our gaze but one cannot understand it unless one learns to comprehend the language in which it is written- the language of mathematics. Without it one is wandering in a dark labyrinth"

GALILEO GALILIE

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Schelling's Segregation Model

Why are our cities so segregated?

Suppose we have a very tolerant society (people are happy if 50% of people around them are likes them)
Happy people will stay put while unhappy will move to other spot.

Segregation level: 0%; Unhappy: 40-50%

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