6:30 – ASRC MKT

• 10:00 status meeting
• Thinking about going to DC for lunch
• Matthew Zefferman
  • I am a quantitative social scientist who uses mathematical models and ethnographic field research to understand human ultrasociality – our ability to organize ourselves into societies capable of large-scale cooperation and large-scale conflict – especially in the contexts of war, political organization, and environmental sustainability.
  • I like the term ultrasociality, it captures some of the large-scale effects I’m looking at.
• NIMBios (Matthew Zefferman spent some time here) Has kind of a Max Planck vibe?
• Speaking of which, the logo for the Couzin Lab at Max Planck is a perfect explore/exploit icon: 
• Working on paper. Currently loading up Illustrator and IntelliJ to see which comes up first. Illustrator wins! I really need another monitor now…
  • Finished the methods/simulation section Starting on the pattern detection section