Erica Thompson: "Models, The Hawkmoth Effect, and the Future"

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode, Dr. Erica Thompson joins Nate to unpack her recent book</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Escape From Model Land</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Erica explores the pitfalls of conventional science models and the opportunities by which models can augment our imagination and collective understanding. What is a model, and how do our worldviews shape the way they're made - and conversely, how do they shape our worldviews? How can we rethink and bring creativity into something as scientific as modeling to create maps of the future that are both more accurate and - most importantly - more helpful to planning responses?</span></p> <h3><strong>About Eric Thompson:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr Erica Thompson is a Senior Policy Fellow at the LSE Data Science Institute, where she works on a broad programme of theoretical and practical research about mathematical models, their use, interpretation and social context.  She recently authored</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Escape From Model Land</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(Basic Books, 2022) which explores the opportunities and challenges of augmenting our imagination about the future with mathematical tools.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>For Show Notes and More visit <a href="https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/55-erica-thompson">https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/55-erica-thompson</a></em></span></p>