Most leaders are much better at dealing with complicated problems than complex problems. How might you think and act differently when dealing with complex issues? In our approach to complexity, my ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

The future is cross-disciplinary. Challenges facing humanity are more complex, interconnected, and urgent than ever before. Thus, traditional boundaries must be crossed in academia and industry so ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is much more than a way to create a pretty pattern. Consisting of a surface ...

Federal public health officials did many good things in response to Covid-19, like investing in Operation Warp Speed, but they misdiagnosed the nature of the pandemic ...

First year students are invited to enroll in Boston College’s innovative Complex Problem and Enduring Question University Core courses. These courses are collaboratively taught by faculty members from ...

Vector databases unlock the insights buried in complex data including documents, videos, images, audio files, workflows, and system-generated alerts. Here’s how. The world of data is rapidly changing ...

Nobel laureate economist Richard Thaler famously quipped: People aren’t dumb, the world is hard. Indeed, we routinely encounter problems in our everyday lives that feel complex – from choosing the ...

The University Core Renewal Committee invites proposals for Complex Problem and Enduring Question courses to be taught during the 2027-2028 academic year. Contributing to the rigorous intellectual ...