Artifacts shed light on social networks of the past
(Phys.org) —Researchers studied thousands of ceramic and obsidian artifacts from A.D. 1200-1450 to learn about the growth, collapse and change of social networks in the late pre-Hispanic Southwest.
View ArticleA team for an emergency
Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes -- natural disasters always catch us by surprise, no matter how many early warning systems are in place. This makes it all the more important for rescue teams to get a...
View ArticleStudy demonstrates cells can acquire new functions through transcriptional...
Researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) have successfully developed and demonstrated a new experimental technique for producing cells with specific functions through the artificial...
View ArticleCiting sanctions, Google blocks Analytics tool in Cuba
Cuba on Tuesday accused Google of "outrageous censorship" after the US Internet giant blocked access to a web traffic analysis tool to comply with US sanctions against Havana.
View ArticleMaths experts question key ecological theory
Mathematicians at the University of York in the UK and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand say they have disproved a widely accepted theory underpinning the operation of complex networks of...
View ArticleCrossing the gap: Civil engineers develop improved method for detecting,...
A ratings system developed by a group of Kansas State University researchers could keep bridges safer and help prevent catastrophic collapses.
View ArticlePopularity versus similarity: A balance that predicts network growth
(Phys.org)—Do you know who Michael Jackson or George Washington was? You most likely do: they are what we call "household names" because these individuals were so ubiquitous. But what about Giuseppe...
View ArticlePredicting what topics will trend on Twitter
Twitter's home page features a regularly updated list of topics that are "trending," meaning that tweets about them have suddenly exploded in volume. A position on the list is highly coveted as a...
View ArticleHuman brain, internet, and cosmology: Similar laws at work?
(Phys.org)—The structure of the universe and the laws that govern its growth may be more similar than previously thought to the structure and growth of the human brain and other complex networks, such...
View ArticleResearchers find a common angle and tipping point of branching valley networks
Over the course of decades or even centuries, Earth's landscape can appear relatively static, with mountains and valleys seemingly anchored firmly in place. Viewed over a longer timescale, however—on...
View ArticleComputer scientists develop new way to study molecular networks
Computer scientists at Virginia Tech developed a new approach to address the shortcomings in the computational analysis of the multiple ways interactions can occur within cells. Their award winning...
View ArticleMaking sense of patterns in the Twitterverse
If you think keeping up with what's happening via Twitter, Facebook and other social media is like drinking from a fire hose, multiply that by 7 billion – and you'll have a sense of what Court Corley...
View ArticleYou clap, so I clap: Peer pressure drives applause
If you have just seen a play that you privately think is drivel, will you keep silent when everyone around you demands an encore?
View ArticleIdentifying the meaning of words with multiple meanings, without using their...
Two Brazilian physicists have devised a method to automatically elucidate the meaning of words with several senses, based solely on their patterns of connectivity with nearby words in a given sentence...
View ArticleBombarded by explosive waves of information, scientists review new ways to...
Big Data presents scientists with unfolding opportunities, including, for instance, the possibility of discovering heterogeneous characteristics in the population leading to the development of...
View ArticleChinese scientists use laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy to identify toxic...
The illegal use of waste cooking oil in parts of the nationwide food system is threatening the public's health in China.
View ArticleData analysis proves the existence of 'the Rostigraben'
Are the political parties really all that different from one another? Can politicians rig the vote in their favor by filling in their own profiles on the voting recommendation website "smartvote"? Two...
View ArticleReducing big data using ideas from quantum theory makes it easier to interpret
Analysing the large volumes of data gathered by modern businesses and public services is problematic. Traditionally, relationships between the different parts of a network have been represented as...
View ArticleDesign center creates free software tool to analyze cities as spatial networks
Network analysis—the mathematical analysis of relationships between elements or actors in a complex system—has become popular among transportation planners and spatial analysts, but its use remains...
View ArticleResearcher uncovers inherent biases of big data collected from social media...
With every click, Facebook, Twitter and other social media users leave behind digital traces of themselves, information that can be used by businesses, government agencies and other groups that rely on...
View ArticleResearchers show how historical contingencies constrained evolution of a...
A team of researchers with the University of California has found a way to show how historical contingencies constrained the evolution of a gene regulatory network. In their paper published in the...
View ArticleRoots of aggression
Why are men more aggressive than women? There are two competing theories. However, a study by Oxford University researchers has found that both may actually be right.
View ArticleDynamic social-network analysis reveals animal social behaviors
Communities are defined by flux: friendships that form and break, loyalties that shift, and visitors passing through. But these dynamic interactions aren't represented in static maps of social...
View ArticleBringing state-of-the-art text analysis techniques to the social sciences
According to a 2015 Global Web Index report, today's average adult spends 6.15 hours a day online. More than a quarter of this time is spent on social networking sites. Life in the digital age means an...
View ArticleIndian monsoon: Novel approach allows early forecasting
The Indian monsoon's yearly onset and withdrawal can now be forecasted significantly earlier than previously possible. A team of scientists developed a novel prediction method based on a network...
View ArticleSeeking remedies for the 'socioecological pathology' of wildfire risk
The nearly intractable problem of wildfire risk in temperate forests of the western U.S. and elsewhere can be seen as a disease stemming from complex and problematic interactions between society and...
View ArticleHaving well-connected friends benefits female baboons, study finds
In humans, it's well documented that having a healthy social life is associated with better physical health. The same is true for baboons: females who have close bonds with other females live longer...
View ArticlePowerful new metric quickly reveals network structure at multiple scales
What does a network look like? It typically depends on what scale you're analyzing.
View ArticleConfused by data visualisation? Here's how to cope in a world of many features
The late data visionary Hans Rosling mesmerised the world with his work, contributing to a more informed society. Rosling used global health data to paint a stunning picture of how our world is a...
View ArticleNanoparticles remain unpredictable
The way that nanoparticles behave in the environment is extremely complex. There is currently a lack of systematic experimental data to help understand them comprehensively, as ETH environmental...
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