Cryptocurrency Information Cascading
Information Cascading is when people make decisions on the decisions of others instead of thinking about what they believe, want, or think is right. When they do this, information can trend toward a direction that one group initially lead, without any credible or feasible evidence that the initial group is correct in any sense. Information […]
Following the crowd and how it will impact the upcoming Midterm elections.
With the upcoming midterm elections, much talk in the media is about who will control the house by the end of it all. The interesting part of it all is that like many other things that happen in America this is just as unpredictable. So many factors come into play that although the voices of […]
What’s the Big Deal with Twitter?
Last week, Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter for $44 million dollars (1). Some have been concerned with the implications of this for the company, but I wish to ask a different question; why was Twitter worth so much? Why would someone be willing to pay much more than most people make in a […]
Information Cascades and Political Polarization
Over the past few years, political polarization has continued to increase out of control, and many have questioned the role of the media in that process. A common theory is that partisan news coverage creates polarization among its viewers by altering their opinions over time. Rather than accept that theory as the dominant cause of […]
The Information Cascade of Coming Out as LGBTQ+
A common topic of older generations nowadays is the fact that a significantly larger portion of the Gen-Z’s population in the United States identifies as a part of the LGBTQ+ community than any other generation has before. Some ill-intentioned people claim that this is due to having “too much” representation in the media (although unfortunately […]
Information Cascades and Hung-Juries
A well-known legal case was the 1970s Williams v. Florida in which Johnny was tried and convicted of robbery by a 6-person jury, even though it has been most commonly accepted for a jury to consist of 12 people (since two centuries of U.S. history and seven centuries of common law history). The argument behind […]
To Compete, You’ve Got to Be Real Popular
These articles discuss BeReal, a viral social media app taking the industry by storm. According to them, BeReal works off a simple assumption: users will leave larger networks (Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat) to join a platform that makes them feel better about the connections they make. BeReal emphasizes posting authentic photos through a few key […]
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