Santa Fe Institute publishes interactive history of agent-based modeling
round · x · 2026-10-31
The Santa Fe Institute released 'Agent-Based Modeling: Worlds Within Worlds,' an interactive history chronicling the rise of agent-based modeling in social science: its roots in the Manhattan Project and Conway's Game of Life, canonical models like the Santa Fe Artificial Stock Market and Sugarscape, and recent applications in public health, archaeology and macroeconomics, ending with a look ahead.
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