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Social Learners Impact Outcome of Group Decision-making

Social Learners Impact Outcome of Group Decision-making

At DS21, Vicky Chuqiao Yang investigated the effect that individuals who follow the herd have on group decisions.

Quantifying the Impact of Media Strategies on the Public Belief

Quantifying the Impact of Media Strategies on the Public Belief

Cailin O'Connor investigated the way in which distortions and individual confirmation bias misconstrue public belief...

Recordings Illustrate How Meerkats Communicate in Group Contexts

Recordings Illustrate How Meerkats Communicate in Group Contexts

At DS21, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin investigated vocal communication's impact on coordination within animal groups.

How Many Is Enough? How Adherence to Public Health Measures Shapes Epidemic Spreading

How Many Is Enough? How Adherence to Public Health Measures Shapes Epidemic Spreading

A temporal network model mimics the behavior of a population that partially adopts non-pharmaceutical interventions.

The Origin of Name Brands and Generics

The Origin of Name Brands and Generics

A model provides insight into the expected shape of advertising distribution under monopolistic competition. 

Understanding Social Network Echo Chambers and Polarization

Understanding Social Network Echo Chambers and Polarization

Bottom-up socio-cognitive mechanisms and top-down political campaigns provide insight into partisan polarization.

Networks, Dynamics, and Prestige: How Hierarchies Emerge from Individual Choices

Networks, Dynamics, and Prestige: How Hierarchies Emerge from Individual Choices

Researchers utilize a dynamical approach to understand how hierarchies emerge and persist in society.

3D Printing and Mechanics

3D Printing and Mechanics

3D printing has become a useful addition to the teaching of structural mechanics at the undergraduate level.

Agent-based Model Reveals the Potential of Virus-like Particles as Antiviral Therapy

Agent-based Model Reveals the Potential of Virus-like Particles as Antiviral Therapy

Defective interfering particles could potentially be engineered for use as therapeutics for many viral infections.

Spatial Patterning Increases Ecosystem Resilience

Spatial Patterning Increases Ecosystem Resilience

Ecosystems that are facing resource droughts like water deficiency can adapt by forming spatial patterns.

Regeneration of Tissue: Lessons Learned from Flatworms

Regeneration of Tissue: Lessons Learned from Flatworms

A better understanding of regeneration patterns in planarians holds tremendous potential for medical therapies.

Modeling Natural Selection at Multiple Levels of Organization

Modeling Natural Selection at Multiple Levels of Organization

Game theory shed light on the evolutionary competition between the interests of individuals and groups.

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