Complexity Insights
Applied research § IV.A — PROJECTS
Applied research, rendered as working code.
Every project below started as a question that a spreadsheet couldn't answer — then became a model, a map, or a simulation you can actually run.
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Counties mapped
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Working papers
01
Live case study
2026
Est. Washington, D.C.
Bivariate choropleth
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№ 001 · Applied research
Banking deserts in America
A bivariate choropleth of 3,200+ U.S. counties mapping FDIC branch density against median household income — interactive map, methodology, and findings.
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Pipeline diagram
In progress
№ 002 · Data pipeline
Data Ingestion Project
A multi-layer scraping, cleaning, and standardization pipeline built to feed downstream agent-based models with clean, versioned data.
In progress · Q2 2026
Network graph
In progress
№ 003 · Agent-based model
Global Agent-Based Model
A synthetic global economy of heterogeneous, adaptive agents, built to simulate how real-world recessions form — and surface the early conditions that precede one.
In progress · Q3 2026
Research note
In progress
№ 004 · Research note
How to Survive a Recession
Practical strategies for individuals and households navigating a downturn — grounded in the same regime-change signals the models are built to catch.
In progress · Q2 2026