Bridges and Triadic Closures Within American Music and KPOP
The American music industry has been gradually being influenced by KPOP and its artists. In the past, however, this has not always been the case because there has always been a difference in the culture/ type of music that Americans released compared to what Koreans released. The fan bases were different in which these two […]
Business Management and Social Networks
As the world economy becomes increasingly more globalized, strategies for corporate management become much more crucial as they might make or break a company. Consequently, researchers have spent years studying the intersections between social trends within the corporate sector to find optimal approaches to the workplace. Measuring the effects of a CEO’s social network on […]
Game Theory’s Application in Behavioral Ecology
Game theory and physics [1] – https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1119/1.1848514 This research paper, by Christoph Hauert of the University of British Columbia, explains the application of evolutionary game theory to reveal new insights into the discipline of behavioral ecology. In fact, the abstract states “we employ the prisoner’s dilemma to discuss new insights gained in behavioral ecology using […]
The Minimax Algorithm in Tic-Tac-Toe: When graphs, game theory and algorithms come together
The graphs are very fun to explore and study! … until they get too big. Consider, for the example, the game of Tic-Tac-Toe. If we make each possible state of the board a node and connect two nodes with an edge if there is a difference of one move between them, the graph we will […]
Game Theory in NFL Playcalling: Why Teams Don’t Pass 100% of the Time
In football, an offense has a choice between two options on any given play – run the ball or pass the ball to gain as many yards as you can. On average, passing the ball is expected to net you approximately 2.5 more yards than running the ball on any given play according to the […]
Tactical Social Network Analysis: Using Affiliation Networks to Aid Serial Homicide Investigation
Bichler suggested two main points: the stronger two people are tied to each other, the more likely their social relations overlap; those who are frequently share a social space/activity are more likely to form social relations with each other. These points are developed to discover and understand crime patterns by looking for overlaps among victims. […]
Relation Between Influencer Marketing and Strong Triadic Closure
With social media on the rise and becoming a pivotal platform for information, market researchers delved into the effects of homophily between social media influencers and their constituents on advertisement and intent to purchase. They discuss in the article how companies have started to switch their focus from traditional advertisement to using influencers as a […]
How Social Ties Keep TikTok Alive
We’re all familiar with the growth of popular social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Like other social media sites, the more people that a user can connect to, the more that user’s content becomes personalized based on their friends’ activities. For this reason, people are more inclined to use social media platforms that […]
The Royal Family: A Network to the Throne
The British royal family has always stood in the spotlight. However, the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II this past Thursday has led to increased international attention on the family and the ties that run within it. Looking at the graphic below, provided by the BBC, a network of connections in the family becomes visible. […]
Graph Theory: Opposing Political Parties in 1 Household
Within American politics there is constant turmoil between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The two political parties have very different ideals and ways of approaching crucial issues within the US. This causes tension and constant disagreement between the two. With such hostility between the parties in government, it is inferred that the followers […]
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