Essays about: "Social Physics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Social Physics.

1. 1. Exploring the Applications of Machine Learning in the Public Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Adrian Hammarberg Dalmyr; [2023]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Despite the many use cases for machine learning, it sees minimal usage in Sweden’s public sector today. It is important that the public sector in particular utilizes the most efficient tools available. READ MORE

3. 2. Of Chaos And Clockworks : A Formal Criticism Of The Modern Sustainability Paradigm

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Miljövetenskap

   Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability; sustainability science; complexity; complex adaptive systems; Earth system; Earth system science; resilience theory; the adaptive cycle; chaos theory; eco-theology;

   Abstract : This thesis is a critical review of two central theories in the modern sustainability paradigm – namely… (1) the theory that the Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere form a complex adaptive system – the Earth system, and (2) the theory that all human activities are intrinsically dependent on, and constrained by, non-anthropogenic states and processes in the Earth system. The thesis explains the origins and the logic of these theories, and subjects them to formal, semi-formal and comparative criticism. READ MORE

4. 3. Farm-based education : can farms and farm animals contribute to learning in accordance with the school curriculum and syllabi?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Malin Larsson; [2022]
   Keywords : farm-based education; educational farms; experiential learning; embodiment; embodied learning; outdoor education; animal-assisted education;

   Abstract : There seems to be something missing in the modern school. An increasing number of students face difficulties in the traditional classroom setting, some cannot attend school at all, and a worrying number of students fail to leave school with approved grades, with potentially detrimental effects on their future lives. READ MORE

5. 4. Dynamic Stopping for Artificial Neural Networks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Daniel Louis Hubert Lizotte; [2022]
   Keywords : Artificial Neural Network; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : The growing popularity of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) demands continuous improvement and optimization of the training process to achieve higher-performing algorithms at a lower computational cost. During training an ANN learns to solve a problem by looking at examples, and will iteratively go over a dataset to reach an optimal performance. READ MORE

6. 5. Incentivising Intra-Organisational Sustainability Development at GANNI

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Melanie Hermeling; Laura Dittmann; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Physics; Management Control Systems; Fashion; Institutional Theory; Resource-Based View; Sustainability Development; Incentivisation; Design Thinking;

   Abstract : Background – Under the acceleration in globalising tendencies of monopoly capitalism aided by social hyper-connectivity and a supply of cheap international labour, fashion companies struggle to find sufficient agency to manoeuvre their way out of the unsustainable, self-inflicted problems. Since fashion companies' rhetoric on sustainability matters is often far ahead of corporate action, it requires further development and engagement by all actors. READ MORE