Graduate Workshop in Complexity and Computational Modeling
Homework Problem (2010)
Past homework problems: Standing ovation (1995-97),
Is that seat taken? (1998),
You ought to be in pictures (1999),
Cocktail party (2000),
Deja vu (2001),
Network news (2002),
Fire (2003),
Go Lance (2004),
Your turn (2005),
Now boarding (2006),
My space (2007),
Up and down (2008),
and
Weekend at Bernie's (2009).
Why won't cannibals eat clowns?
Consider the following situation:
Some jokes are around for only a short time, while other jokes persist through the ages.
Model, using whatever techniques you wish, the above scenario.
- Explicitly state your model and key assumptions.
- Summarize key results.
- Suggest some potentially interesting future directions and
questions for the model.
Suggest some standard social science scenarios that could be
usefully modeled using such a process.
Potential Solutions (to submit your solution, email them to
miller@santafe.edu---students
at the Graduate Workshop were given a very limited time
to complete their homework):
John H. Miller ,
miller@santafe.edu.