“An illustration of the relational event model to analyze group interaction processes” by lab members Noshir Contractor and Aaron Schecter and collaborators Andrew Pilny and Marshall Scott Poole was accepted for publication in the upcoming issue of Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.… Read the rest
Along with collaborators from Georgia Tech, Noshir Contractor, Eric Forbush, Ivan Hernandez, and Marlon Twyman presented posters for the INERTIA, CREWS, and SCALE projects at NASA’s 2016 Human Research Program Investigator’s Workshop in Galveston, TX on February 9th, 2016.… Read the rest
Along with collaborators Cheng Zhang, Chee Wei Phang, Ximeng Wang, and Yunjie Xu at Fudan University and Xiaohua Zeng at College of City University of Hong Kong, Noshir’s and Yun’s article “Circadian Rhythms in Socializing Propensity” was published in PLOS One on September 09, 2015.
Abstract: Using large-scale interaction data from a virtual world, we show that people’s propensity to socialize (forming new social connections) varies by hour of the day.… Read the rest
Lab Director, Noshir Contractor participated in the closing panel, “Reflections: Lessons learned,” at the 22nd Annual Organization Science Winter Conference: Innovations & Organizations on February 7th, 2016 alongside Natalya Vinokurova (Wharton), Todd Zenger (University of Utah), Martin Schulz (British Columbia at Vancouver).… Read the rest
“When I say, ‘Trees suckle their children,’ everyone knows immediately what I mean.” PETER WOHLLEBEN GORDON WELTERS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
A recent New York Times article by Sally McGrane discusses the ecology put forth by German forester Peter Wohlleben in his recent book The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries From a Secret World.… Read the rest
SONIC Lab is proud to welcome Charles Macal who will present a talk on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 at 10:00 AM in Frances Searle Building, Room 1-483. All are welcome to attend. To schedule a one-on-one meeting with Dr. Chau please schedule a time HERE.… Read the rest
In a paper released in Royal Society Open Science, Robin Dunbar, a psychologist at Oxford University talks about the number of social relationships an individual can maintain. Known as the Dunbar’s number, 150 is the number of people an individual can maintain relationships with.… Read the rest
Lab Director Noshir Contractor presented his lecture “Leveraging Network Science to Address Grand Societal Challenges” on Jan. 15th, 2016 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, sponsored jointly by the Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies (ICOS) and the Digital Future Lecture Series. Using examples of his research in the area of networks, Noshir illustrated how Network Science is fundamental to unleashing the intellectual insights locked in big data.… Read the rest
The more social ties people have at an early age, the better their health is at the beginnings and ends of their lives, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study is the first to definitively link social relationships with concrete measures of physical wellbeing such as abdominal obesity, inflammation, and high blood pressure, all of which can lead to long-term health problems, including heart disease, stroke and cancer.… Read the rest
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research(link is external), London, compared proteins inside cells to members of an enormous social network, mapping the ways they interact. This allowed them to predict which proteins will be most effectively targeted with drugs.The team found that there are many molecular pathways that interact to affect the development of cancer.… Read the rest