A new way of describing the connections in real-world systems such as food webs or social networks could lead to better methods for predicting and controlling them.
Mathematics
Mar 20, 2023
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Imagine being a policymaker at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. You have to decide which actions to recommend, how much risk to tolerate and what sacrifices to ask your citizens to bear.
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2023
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In recent years, teleworking—spurred by the implementation of information and communication technologies and the recent pandemic, particularly—has become a feature of many jobs. Many companies have now made this form ...
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2023
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With more than half of the world's population active on social media networks, user-generated data has proved to be fertile ground for social scientists who study attitudes about the environment and sustainability.
Environment
Mar 17, 2023
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Have you ever wondered if social factors like pandemics can affect UFO reporting? In a recent article published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration, authors Chase Cockrell from the University of Vermont, and Mark Rodeghier ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2023
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"Going together" sounds like a romantic term from yesteryear. Today's young people have a newer label: the "talking stage." It happens between being introduced to someone and officially dating, and it can involve talking ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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Online communities play an important role in creating a sense of connection between strangers. But what happens when the people moderating our favorite online communities quit?
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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Do you remember the time you and your friends started a secret club and didn't let anyone else join? Well, it's kind of like that in some small rural communities. Even though these communities really need to attract and keep ...
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2023
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A leading strategy expert at Bayes Business School says failing to target individual local improvement plans will result in the deepening struggles of left-behind towns in the U.K.
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2023
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The size, strength and makeup of people's social networks are key indicators of how they will respond to the health consequences of an environmental disaster, according to a new Cornell study that focused on the Flint, Michigan, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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