Missing Flight Found Using Bayes’ Theorem?
Last March, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was all over the news and a huge topic of concern to many people all over the world. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 passengers went missing while on route to Beijing. Searchers struggle to find any sign of the plane and the direction it was heading […]
Cascading Network Behavior in Electronic Books (E-Books)
With the rapid development of mobile and computer technologies, electronic books (e-books) have become an increasingly popular alternative to traditional hard-copy books for occasional to avid readers all around the world. E-books account for over 20% of the U.S. trade book market, and in the U.K., over 80 million e-books, worth $514.5 million, have been […]
A Look Back At Why Blockbuster Really Failed And Why It Didn’t Have To
You probably know that Blockbuster went bankrupt back in 2010, but what you probably don’t know is that Blockbuster CEO John Antioco was once approached by the founder of Netflix with a partnership proposal, which could have prevented the downfall of Blockbuster had Antioco accepted it. When Antioco met with the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, in […]
Social Behaviors and Social Networks
In today’s well connected society it is understandable that long ties make the spread of things such as disease much easier. If someone were to get sick in New York then fly to Los Angeles, they could spread there disease to everyone on the plane and anyone they meet in the LA. Anyone on that […]
The Dangers of Misinformation in a Social Network
Following the recent attacks in Paris, it was no surprise that social media was flooded with news and concern over the tragedy. Equally unsurprising was the wave of misinformation that initially surrounded the story as it broke across social media. Within hours of the attacks, all sorts of hoaxes, bogus leads, and fabricated scandals scandals amongst the […]
Apple’s Dominance and Networks Effects
Sources: 1. R.Price, Apple is taking 94% of profits in the entire smartphone industry, Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com.au/apple-94-percent-smartphone-industry-profits-canaccord-genuity-2015-11 2. Smartphone Shipments Reach Second Highest Level for a Single Quarter as Worldwide Volumes Reach 355.2 Million in the Third Quarter, According to IDC http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS25988815 Apple, according to an article on Business Insider, has a dominating 94% profit in […]
Matthew Effects in Reading
In sociology, the Matthew effect is the phenomenon where “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” The term was first coined by sociologist Robert K. Merton in 1968 and takes its name from a verse in the biblical Gospel of Matthew. Matthew effect can be found in anywhere in the society, and the […]
Location changes based on climate: cascade effect
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/science/on-a-warmer-planet-which-cities-will-be-safest.html This article discusses the climate changes occurring in today’s society. This article claims that the West Coast and the Southwest are filled with droughts and wildfires, which the East Coast and the Southeast are filled with heat waves, hurricanes and rising sea levels. The question becomes, if all of these locations are filled with […]
Information cascade from Paris terrorist attack to a simple spy game
Social media is where plenty of information goes in and out, including those that are not accurate. It is the perfect place for information cascade to occur and the place that contains the most misinformation. For example, a Sikh man was photoshopped wearing a suicide bomb vest and holding up the Quran when he was […]
Replacing Gasoline Powered Cars
A controversial topic in today’s world is the issue of global warming. Although more than 97% of actively publishing climate scientists agree that the recent increase in the Earth’s temperatures are due to human activities only 69% of the general public share this sentiment. The transportation industry is a major contributor of greenhouse gases which […]
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