Monday, July 12: The Idea of a Quantum Social Science
Welcome and Introduction
Michel Bitbol, École Normale Supérieure, France
“Quantum Mechanics as an Ecological Theory of Being in a Natural and Human World.“
Alexander Wendt, The Ohio State University, USA
“Quantum Theory as Critical Theory: Alienation, Entanglement, and the Politics of Social Physics.”
Afternoon mini tutorial: “Quantum Social Science Q&A.”
Tuesday, July 13: Quantum Entanglements
Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
“Quantum Science: Entangling Physics and Social Science.”
David Orrell, Independent Scholar, Canada
“Entangled by Design: An Introduction to Quantum Economics.”
Afternoon mini tutorial: “To Be and Not To Be: Quantum Probability for the Unsure.”
Wednesday, July 14: Ethics and Interactions
Karin Fierke, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
“Quantum Ethics.”
Liane Gabora, University of British Columbia, Canada
“A Quantum Perspective on Thinking, Reflecting, and Telling a Joke.”
Michael Schnabel, University of Chicago, USA
Afternoon mini tutorial: “The Scientific Method, Quantum Theory and Mahayana Buddhism.”
Thursday, July 15: Quantum Cognition and Contextuality
Peter Bruza, University of Queensland, Australia
“What Does it Mean for Quantum Cognition to be Contextual?”
Jerome Busemeyer, Indiana University, USA
“Choosing Between Quantum and Classical Probability Models in Social Science.”
Joyce Wang, The Ohio State University, USA
Afternoon mini tutorial: “A Brief Tutorial on Quantum Modeling of Decision and Cognition.”
Friday, July 16: Sovereignty and World Views
Mark Salter, University of Ottawa, Canada
“On the Entanglement of Science and Politics in Quantum Social Science.”
Peter Katzenstein, Cornell University, USA
“Uncertainty and its Discontents: World Views in World Politics.”
Jakub Tesar, Charles University, Prague
Afternoon mini tutorial: “An Introduction to Quantum Game Theory.”
Wrap up
Resources
Below are resources and work included from some of the speakers involved in this year’s boot camp.
Quantum Mind and Social Science
Alexander Wendt
Quantum Models of Cognition and Decision
Jerome R. Busemeyer and Peter D. Bruza
Zheng Joyce Wang and Jerome R. Busemeyer
Quantum Economics and Finance: An Applied Mathematics Introduction
Video series by David Orrell