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Can Networks Beat Obesity or Spread it?

A strong example of networks at work in connection with our daily lives, decisions, and future health implications is found in the New England Journal of Medicine. This 2007 publication revealed the findings of a 32-year Harvard study. What made this study so monumental in network studies was that it was able to track a […]

Son of Hamas Founder, an Unlikely Bridge Between Israel and Hamas

Hamas, the militant group in charge of the Gaza Strip, and the State of  Israel have been at war long before Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in 2006. Since then, the two groups have had a series of on and off conflicts in the strip, including one in 2006, another in 2008-09, yet […]

Applying Networks Concepts to Genetics

Networks deal with the interconnectedness between various items, or nodes and, as such, are a great way to model visually the relationship between a large number of these items. We see this concept being applied to a wide variety of topics, perhaps most commonly within social networks like facebook as a representation of the social […]

Game Theory: No more than a useless game?

Articles and Reference: “The trouble with Game Theory” “Game Theory examples in real life” “Hotelling’s Law” In 1713, the first known discussion of game theory appeared. In 1928, game theory finally had its unique field when John Neumann published a paper. Game theory has ever since gained lots of attention and has been popular across […]

Hypothetical Scotland and EU Political Networks

Articles: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/17/european-union-british-question-scotland-independence http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/17/spain-independent-scotland-years-eu-membership   With the Scottish referendum vote for independence taking place today, I thought it would be topical to discuss the ramifications of Scottish independence and its effect on the European Union. For over 300 years, Scotland has been a part of the United Kingdom, but historically has had wars fighting to maintain […]

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

This summer the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went viral and spread across the Internet in order to spread awareness about ALS and raise money for the ALS association. The ice bucket challenge is related to the concept of networks and game theory describe in lecture. If a person is nominated for the ice bucket challenge […]

Putin’s Game

In my internet travels I came across an interesting read regarding one of those guys that everyone loves to hate, Vladimir Putin. The article, by Daniel Altman, serves as a self-labeled guide to understanding the actions of Russia’s president.  Outlined in this guide is a 3 step process that guarantees Putin’s success. As the title […]

Breaking the Bank at Auctions

Who doesn’t want a giant stuffed wolverine in their house? Apparently many do, including Ron Weiser and Lauren Cipponeri who bid head to head against each other in an auction at Chelsea Tavern in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ron Weiser eventually won the auctioned item for $7000. For him, the wolverine served as a mascot for […]

The Kim Effect

            On a recent trip to the mall, I noticed new trends, new clothes, and a lot of Kardashian. While many may not love the Kardashians, most have heard of the family, especially Kim Kardashian. It seems that she is everywhere: tabloids, perfume ads, and all over social media. This […]

FC Barcelona and the triadic closure property

FC Barcelona is a professional football (soccer) club based in Barcelona, Spain. The club is famous for using a quick, short passing style known as “Tiki- Taka.” And used this style to dominate Europe from 2008-2012. Tiki-taka takes advantage of the club’s formation which utilizes four defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards set up in […]

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