The seminar strand — the recorded argument behind each act of the semester.
The seminar strand carries the argument; the weeks put it to work. Not every week has a separate lecture record — these are the four that mark the turns in the semester, and the week 7 entry carries the slide deck.
One System, Two Stories
The opening lecture — the same synthetic system described by an annual figure and by its hourly trace, and why only one of them is a design input.
Week 1 · 27 July 2026
Drawing the Line
The second lecture — how an operative definition is built, and how each of its parameters changes what counts as an event.
Week 2 · 3 August 2026
Power, Energy, and the Week That Tells Them Apart
The week 7 lecture — why "how much storage do we need" is two questions, and why a multi-day event is what forces the distinction into the open.
Week 7 · 7 September 2026
Declaring the Boundary
The closing lecture — what it means to state the event that defeats your design, and why that statement is the course's primary output.
Week 12 · 12 October 2026