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October 08, 2021
October Update
A mid-term check-in with updates about recent complex system scholarship at Western University.

August 05, 2021
Complexity Theory in Research: Why and how to adopt a systems perspective
A team of presenters from the CAS Lab is presenting a session at the Western Research 2021 Virtual Conference.

July 19, 2021
Stewardship of global collective behavior
A cohort of research and knowledge exchange networks are co-hosting a journal club discussion on the proposal that the science of collective human behavior must be considered a "crisis discipline"

March 11, 2021
Canada’s COVID-19 Response: Analyzing the Complexity of Public Health Interventions
Looking for an example of a complex adaptive system? Just consider the public health response to COVID-19 over the past year. In this post, Ameera Kanjee considers what we learn about systems by reflecting on Canada's pandemic strategy.

March 10, 2021
Explaining Complex Adaptive Systems using Social Groups
Our social circles shape who we are — even as we influence our social circles. In this post, Siobhan Bruce explores friendship and group affiliation as a way to introduce and describe the basic principles of a complex adaptive system.

March 09, 2021
The Case for Teaching Undergraduates about Complex Systems
Learning about complex adaptive systems has been the puzzle piece I needed to connect the ideas from each course I have taken during my undergrad, allowing me to take a step back and see the big picture.

February 01, 2021
Kumu Mapping Project Introduction
A new Community Engaged Learning (CEL) project looks for new connections and points of shared interest between CAS Lab faculty members.

January 20, 2021
Infograph captures lab's scope
A new infograph provides a high level snapshot of the CAS Lab's faculty composition