2021 Schedule

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