Propagation dynamics of information

Date

Oct 17, 2012

Time

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Speaker

Complex Systems Reading Group

Language

en

Main Topic

Physik

Other Topics

Physik

Host

Jose Maria Miotto

Description

Last time we discussed about propagation dynamics of epidemics. We are moving now towards the field of propagation dynamics of information, or more generally, of ideas. The first paper is a study on the growth of Mast Cell research, through the view of epidemics spreading models. The second paper is a recent work on spreading and competition of memes in a social network, using 'big data' from Twitter. We will also discuss topics for future reading. Readings: S. Goffman: Mathematical Approach to the Spread of Scientific Ideas - The History of Mast Cell Research Nature 212, 449-452 (1966) http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v212/n5061/abs/212449a0.html L. Weng et al.: Competition among memes in a world with limited attention Scientific Reports 2:335 (2012) http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/120329/srep00335/full/srep00335.html For more informations, see: http://planet.pks.mpg.de/wiki/ReadingGroup The discussion is informal and anyone interested is welcome to join.

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