Modeling Societal Dynamics with Historical Data

For the Google / X.Company Modeling Talk Series, Dan Hoyer (SoDy Founder & Director) and James Bennett (SoDy Data Science Director) gave a talk about their work, alongside colleagues in the Seshat Databank project, to understand historical complex societal dynamics using a variety of techniques, highlighting two recent quantitative models exploring the drivers of increasing social scale and, conversely, crisis fragmentation in different historical contexts. They also discuss their ongoing work to adapt these models to contemporary societies, noting the benefits and challenges of translating historical insights to help navigate the complex challenges faced in the modern world.

Go to the Modeling Talk Series website for more details and downloadable slides.