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[Photos] Conference: Silent Transformation

Jan W. Vasbinder (Director, Para Limes) giving his introductory remarks.

Bertil Andersson (President, Nanyang Tehcnological University) gives his opening address.

Huang Zhilian (Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University) introducing Douglas Robertson.

Douglas Robertson (Fellow Emeritus at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Department of Geological Sciences (retired), University of Colorado Boulder) gives his talk, "Computation and the transformation of the sciences and civilization."

Bo An (School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University) introducing Gideon Rosenblatt (Writer at The Vital Edge).

Gideon Rosenblatt (Writer at The Vital Edge) gives his talk, "Machine-based collective intelligence and the human experience."

Neil Huynh (Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), A*STAR) introduces Gregory Chaitin.

Gregory Chaitin ( Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) gives his talks, "Leibniz on Complexity."

Zheng Jie (School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University) introduces Tom Kirkwood.

Tom Kirkwood (Professor at the Newcastle University Institute for Ageing and Copenhagen University Centre for Healthy Ageing) gives his talk, "Dynamics of ageing: a silent transformation caused by “noise”."

ivek Sheraton M. (Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University) introduces Eörs Szathmáry.

Eörs Szathmáry (Director, Parmenides Center for the Conceptual Foundations of Science in Munich and Professor in Biological Institute, Eötvös University Budapest) gives his talk, "How Can Evolution Learn?"

Jonathan Sim (College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University) introduces Georges Halpern.

Georges Halpern (Honorary Professor, Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University) gives his talk, "Environment and brains, food for thoughts."

Bobby Cheon (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University) introduces Helena Gao.

Helena Gao (Director of Bilingual Development Lab, Division of Chinese, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University) gives her talk, "Understanding the mind of bilinguals from their progression in linguistic behaviour (selected)."

Siran Zhan (Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University) introduces William Laurance.

William Laurance (Distinguished Research Professor at James Cook University in Cairns) gives his talk, "Silent tsunami: Limiting the environmental impacts of tropical infrastructure expansion."

Goh Woon Peng (Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University) introduces Geoffrey West.

Geoffrey West (Distinguished Professor and Past President, Santa Fe Institute) gives his talk, "The silent threat of exponential growth and collapse."

Krishna Savani (Assistant Professor, Division of Strategy, Management and Organisation, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University) gives his talk, "Increased variability as a silent transformation: Consequences for behavior and policy."

Quek Wei Liang (School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University) introduces Tone Bjordam.

Tone Bjordam (Independent Artist) gives her talk, "The nature of change."

Darrell Tay (School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University) introduces J. Stephen Lansing.

J. Stephen Lansing (Co-Director of Complexity Institute and Professor in the Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University) gives his talk, "Islands of order."

Jan Vasbinder giving his closing remarks.

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