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Imperial College’s modelling... could go down in history as the most devastating software mistake of all time, in terms of economic costs and lives lost. ... those of us with a professional and personal interest in software development have studied the code on which policymakers based their fateful decision to mothball our multi-trillion pound economy and plunge millions of people into poverty and hardship. And we were profoundly disturbed at what we discovered. The model appears to be totally unreliable and you wouldn’t stake your life on it. Imperial’s model appears to be based on a programming language called Fortran,...

    Wheaton faculty plan this conference for their students and for the local community. The topic is timely, for tension between liberty and security frames current events. Yet the topic is enduring, for we struggle to balance liberty and security in all life's experiences. At times, indeed, this struggle involves dissent. Attend as many sessions as you wish and be ready to think deeply and practically about living Christianly in today's world.Kenneth Chase, Ph.D. CACE DirectorAll sessions (except Thursday evening) are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Campus building directions may be obtained at...