The Rule of 4
One of my favorite card games is called “The Mind”. It is an incredibly simple game with cards numbered from 1-100. Without communicating with words or gestures, the players have to lay their cards down in ascending order. Cards are kept concealed so there is no way of knowing what the other players have. The […]
Information cascade, social media, and political stance in China
In this recent study on the role of information cascades in driving political polarization when engaging with different social network structures. Through a model that evaluates an individual’s reaction towards the news shared by their social ties to determine whether or not it is “preferable”, social networks would adjust their social ties to avoid providing […]
Why Influencer Marketing Can Be Important
With the popularity of social media, influencer marketing is becoming more and more popular. In the case of networks, we can see the significance of influencers when it comes to cascades and clusters. In class, we saw that cascades only come to an end when coming across a cluster with a density greater than 1 […]
Network Effects on The Climate Crisis
When approached from a scientific perspective, the climate crisis can be a relatively simple issue. Global temperatures are rising, which is followed by rising sea levels, increased storm activity, mass extinction, and many other adverse effects. A large majority of this can be attributed to emissions, pollution, and other human activity. Naturally, when it comes […]