The Game of Love
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzannah-galland/is-your-partner-selfish-i_b_11404690.html In “Is Your Partner Selfish in the Game of Love?”, Suzannah Galland discusses how romantic relationships are not all that different from games. While in a relationship, we make decisions that affect the state of the relationship. However, our own decisions are not the only thing steering the course of the relationship; the decisions of […]
Graph Databases and Triadic Closure Search for Recommendation Systems
http://graphaware.com/neo4j/2015/10/20/faster-recommendation-graphaware-reco-neo4j-triadic.html Triadic closure is a very powerful concept in network theory used to predict when two people are likely to become friends or form a connection. The theory states that for two people in a social network who have a common friend, there is an increased likelihood that they will become friends themselves. This can […]
Does A More Connected Network Equal More Success?
The article entitled “How Robust Is Your Innovation Network: Comparing the Networks of Netflix and Hulu” discusses the role of innovation and patent networks under the two streaming giants. Netflix moved its attention to streaming in 2007, when Hulu started. In terms of the Innovation Networks that both companies formed by 2013, they consist of […]
Why AI is beating humans to our own games
For the longest time, humans have dominated games like Chess, Go (a very sophisticated game in East Asia) and the like because, they require some level of deep thinking and strategy. Well, it seems our reign has finally come to an end with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Just this year, Google’s AI called […]
Twitter: A Network of Extremes
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/conversation-smoosh-twitter-decay/412867/ This article, “The Decay of Twitter” by Robinson Meyer, discusses the utility of Twitter as a volatile network for both positive and negative information exchange. The public nature of Twitter allows information to be viewed by a wide range of audiences in a wide range of contexts. This allows information to spread rapidly across […]
The Spread of Rumors in Social Networks
As a tribute to high school drama and social anxieties, this research paper (https://hpi.de/friedrich/docs/paper/CACM1.pdf) evaluates why and how rumors spread so quickly, especially in light of the revolutionary way social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have transformed the methods by which information is disseminated. In this experiment, nodes were individuals, and the edge connecting […]
Unbalanced Networks in Syria
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/middleeast/turkey-us-kurds-syria-analysis-walsh/ The linked article, “Washington’s Syrian headache: Keeping Turkey and Kurds apart,” discusses the network of positive and negative relationships between different groups involved in the Syrian crisis, specifically the US, Turkey, the YPG, and ISIS. In the absence of other reliable groups focused on fighting ISIS – a US priority – the US has […]
The Role Networks Play in Religion
https://www.cmu.edu/joss/content/articles/volume16/Everton.pdf Religion plays a central role in the lives of many people around the world. While social analysts have acknowledged the existence of networks in religious contexts, they have yet to attribute proper credit to social networks and their effects on the actions of religious peoples. In Networks and Religion:Ties that Bind, Loose, Build Up, […]
Importance of Social Networks in Animals
With the ever-growing prevalence of social media such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, it is easy to forget that humans aren’t the only ones who can form social networks. According to Dr. David Fisher at the University of Guelph, researchers have begun applying social network theory to animals over the past decade. Although social interactions […]
Prisoner’s Dilemma with Asset Managers
The concept is asset ownership is extremely important for the outcome of a company. Strictly defining who is responsible for each document and service and other necessary details make sure that each asset is protected and properly taken care of. The management of the assets, usually a client’s investment by a bank or similar financial […]
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