News tagged with crowd behaviour

Baboons follow the leader to breakfast

If you're trying to drum up a crowd to go out for a drink after work, you're more likely to succeed if you're popular. Otherwise, you'll probably be going to the pub on your own.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Follow the leader: How those in charge make themselves known

Do you find yourself leading groups, or are you naturally more comfortable following others? Research published today shows that if you want to be a leader you're better off at the edges of a crowd, and not in the middle ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Losing sight of people in a crowd can spell disaster, warns new report

Focusing on technology instead of people is a key factor in events going wrong, according to a major series of reports into crowd behaviour and management, published this week.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0