Spread of HIV and HBV in Colorado Springs, CO
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277953694903026 This scientific study sought to determine whether it was possible to predict the spread of physical diseases through the characteristics of the network consisting of persons in a community. By the end of the paper, it was concluded that this was possible. To do this, A. S. Klovdahl et. al. collaborated to study the […]
How misinformation spreads on WeChat
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/wechat-misinformation-china.php This article discusses how information cascade occurs in WeChat – the social media app that is used by most of the Chinese immigrants in the United States and claims 889 million users worldwide. Unlike Facebook and other major U.S. social media platform, the news feed on WeChat is not as open and public. As […]
Spread of smartphones in a network
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/427787/are-smart-phones-spreading-faster-than-any-technology-in-human-history/ Smart phones with touch screens appeared in 1993 and spread to almost half of the population in U.S. in 10 years while other technologies such as telephone or electricity need more than 50 years. Although we can’t say that smartphones always spread faster than any other technology did because the article doesn’t provide enough […]
The Spread of Disease Using Spatial Networks
Researchers studying the transmission of disease and gossip throughout London paying special attention to the effects of “shortcuts”. In this scenario shortcuts, such as subways and transit lines that can connect areas of long distances with ease. Certain characteristics of disease spread were considered such as the stubbornness (how easily the disease spread) and holes […]
The Stock Market as a Prediction Market for the US Presidential Election
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/even-without-intrade-billions-will-be-bet-on-2016-race/ This 2013 article by Nate Silver predicted that the 2016 presidential election would have lots of money bet on it. Even though the largest prediction market, Intrade, was banned from the US, there were still places where people could bet on the US election. Most obviously, other prediction markets still exist; but also, the […]
Day Zero: The Dangers of Drought
Day Zero is the phrase describing the water crisis in the Western Cape. This lack of water has so many more consequences than just the thirst. In the KwaZulu-Natal Hospital in South Africa, with water scarce and reserved for drinking, hand washing is scarce. Patients with infectious disease traveling to the hospital have not washed […]
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