Extra references

Here are few extra references we might use during the course.

Motivational books:

• Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning About a Highly Connected World (Easley & Kleinberg 2010)

Textbooks

• Introduction to the Theory of Complex Systems (Thurner, Hanel, and Klimek)
• Modeling Social Behavior: Mathematical and Agent-Based Models of Social Dynamics and Cultural Evolution (Smaldino 2023)

Philosophy of modeling

• Models as Mediators Perspectives on Natural and Social Science (Morgan 1999)
• Simulation and Similarity: Using Models to Understand the World (Weisberg 2013)

Many-model thinking

• The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You (Page 2018)
• Influential individuals can promote prosocial practices in heterogeneous societies: a mathematical and agent-based model (Crabtree et al. 2024)

This article is a great example of the power of two; combining analytical and agent-based modeling in the context of game theory to study the impact of leadership on the emergence of cooperation in groups. This is a lesson in good ABM practices; see their supplementary materials and github repo.