A Pretty Powerful Auction
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is auctioning off the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant and the 1,600 surrounding acres of waterfront property on the Tennessee River. The winner of the auction will be awarded a variety of objects, including, but not limited to, two partially completed nuclear reactors, transmission lines, office buildings, warehouse buildings, roads that all […]
Technology and Innovation Bringing People Together
Resource: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/tech_and_innovation_to_re_engage_civic_life It is evident that technology and innovation have been bringing people together. People are more connected through social media, messenger, email, smart phone applications, and other modes of technology. The technology made it easier for individuals to make more acquaintances or friends. But according to the article, technology and innovation is doing more […]
Better Aging with Weaker Ties
Amar Dhand, an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University led a study that suggests that there are major health benefits for the aging population when they have many weak social ties. This study was surprising since it was previously believed that as one ages, it […]
What Number Should You Pick?
There is a really interesting article (or a game) on New York Times named “Are You Smarter Than Other New York Times Readers?” I found that it is such an incredibly good place for us to apply the game theory we learned in the class. In order to play the game, the reader needs to […]
The Presidential Election and Health
While attending a ceremony in New York to remember the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was captured on film losing her balance as she tried to make an abrupt exit from the ceremony. Dr. Lisa R. Bardack, Mrs. Clinton’s physician, attributed Mrs. Clinton’s early departure to a case […]
Why can’t Wechat and Facebook replace each other?
It is said that Facebook had 1.71 billion monthly active users all over the world (Statista, 2016), while Wechat, although only available in China, has earned 697 million monthly active users in at the end of 2015 (Milward, 2016). There must be reasons why Wechat is so unstoppable, and can’t be replaced by social […]
eHarmony & Tinder: Mutual Friends Who are Machines
Before the existence of online dating, relationships were most likely to be limited to acquaintances formed due to proximity, triadic closure properties, educational institutions, work, social events, and etc. But now, online dating services modify those traditional network theories that were originally depended upon for new relationships. It has greatly autonomized the selection process, increased the […]
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