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- The Santa Fe Time Series Prediction and Analysis Competition https://www.santafe.edu/research/results/working-papers/the-future-of-time-series 16 comments
- A statistical fix for archaeology's dating problem https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/study-bayesian-approach-radiocarbon-dating 6 comments
- Researchers Reconstruct Major Branches in the Tree of Language https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/researchers-reconstruct-major-branches-tree-language 11 comments
- The wisdom of smaller crowds http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/Galesic-wisdom-smaller-crowds/ 27 comments
- Punctuated Equilibrium in the Large Scale Evolution of Programming Languages [pdf] http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/14-09-030.pdf 3 comments
- Punctuated Equilibrium in the Large Scale Evolution of Programming Languages [pdf] http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/14-09-030.pdf 2 comments
- Technological progress not slow or steady, but superexponential http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/technology-progress-superexponential/ 10 comments
- The discrete-time physics hiding inside our continuous-time world https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/discrete-time-physics-hiding-inside-our-continuous-time-world 6 comments science
- Don't abandon national referendums, but smaller groups often make wiser choices: Randomly selected moderately-sized groups outperform larger ones. http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/galesic-wisdom-smaller-crowds/ 17 comments science
- Cormac McCarthy's new novel, THE PASSENGER, will be publicly read for the first time on August 5 at the Santa Fe Institute http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/sfis-krakauer-mccarthys-new-work-be-featured-august-5-art-event/ 21 comments books
- Study: Polarization in Congress is worsening… and it stifles innovation http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/polarization-congress-stymies-innovation/ 12 comments science
- Study: Polarization in Congress is worsening… and it stifles innovation http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/polarization-congress-stymies-innovation/ 4 comments politics
- Indigenous societies' 'first contact' typically brings collapse, but rebounds are possible: A new study paints a grim picture of their experiences, but also offers a glimmer of hope to those seeking ways to preserve indigenous societies http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/scientific-reports-hamilton-indigenous-societies/ 13 comments science
- Exactly how new traits emerge is a question that has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. While some adaptations develop to address a specific need, others (called “exaptations”) develop as a by-product of another feature with minor or no function, and may acquire more or greater uses later. http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/nature-wagner-exaptations/ 4 comments science