networks

  • How Fake News Spreads on Twitter

    How Fake News Spreads on Twitter

    The 2016 presidential election was a watershed moment in American politics. Political polarization reached its highest ebb in decades, fueled in part by individuals’ self-guided consumption of media matched to their own political ideologies. During and after the election, there was public scrutiny of “fake news”—inaccurate information published and shared…

  • Avoiding Systemic Risks and Tackling Recessions: A Network Perspective

    Avoiding Systemic Risks and Tackling Recessions: A Network Perspective

    Employing network theory to understand social and economic interactions is coming into prominence, and these authors want to understand this phenomenon.

  • Geek or Jock, Networking Skills Count

    Geek or Jock, Networking Skills Count

    A new study shows the ability to make social connections in high school translates to greater earnings later in life