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DONE figure out a good example to work through the category theory intro (cracking eggs into an omelette?)

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functor is make it plant based?

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LATER llm semantic triples, neural networks?

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LATER map and territory in intro

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DONE forward email

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DONE email

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subject

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5/5 a convivial convening on composition

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email

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Some of you have heard about category theory, maybe from me, maybe from Gioele Zardini’s talks on co-design, or maybe from the person at INCOSE who said that “all systems engineering is a footnote on category theory” (or something like that, I wasn’t there).

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For anyone who is interested, a few of us are dedicating an hour next Monday, May 5th, to discussing this. I will bring some material to talk through, but it will mostly be an open discussion with the following light agenda:

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conception (immaculate) -> philosophical intuitions behind why composition may be a foundational concept

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construction (formal) -> a visual, not-at-all-mathy introduction to category theory

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conversation (dangling) -> is this a universal language of system dynamics, co-design, language, and logic? if so, so what?

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If interested, join us on Monday, May 5th at 5pm in 1-379. I’ll bring snacks so please RSVP here if you intend to join.

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Best,

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Deniz

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