VAX! Visualizes Epidemics and Immunity

2015-03-05Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
A game called VAX! about human networks and immunology developed by Ellsworth Campbell and Isaac Bromley from Penn State University demonstrates how herd immunization can prevent epidemics. The visualization helps show how contagions can spread quickly across the human network. Concepts such as why immunization for healthy, low-risk individuals is […]

Scientists of a feather flock together

2015-02-16Posted inBlog
Science News blogger Bethany Brookshire applies network thinking to a recent study by Pew Research Center and the American Association for the Advancement of Science that illustrates the opinion gap between scientists and “non-scientists” on a number of current issues. She interprets the corollary demographic data as evidence of a [...]

Using Network Theory to Create A Better Marketing Campaign

2015-02-09Posted inBlog
One might think that targeting the network with the most users is the most successful form of advertising, but recent studies show otherwise. While big networks drive more traffic,  targeted marketing in niche networks typically generates a higher return on investment. It goes to show that a better understanding of [...]

How Network Science Is Changing Our Understanding of Law

2015-02-04Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
Original Article: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/534576/how-network-science-is-changing-our-understanding-of-law/ Summary: Konaris et al at the National Technical University of Athens in Greece expanded on existing legal network analysis by extracting “all the documents from the European Community’s legal database dating back to 1951” and organizing the texts into three subnetworks: treaties between countries, regulations and directives [...]

Get your custom Google and YouTube URLs today

2015-01-30Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
Dear SonicNU Good news: You’re now eligible for custom URLs that let you easily point people to your YouTube channel and Google+ profile. Here’s what we’ve reserved for you: youtube.com/c/SonicNU google.com/+SonicNU You can use these URLs on your website, emails and wherever else you promote your profile or channel. YouTubers, [...]

What Type of Network Promotes Success?

2015-01-26Posted inBlog
According to a recent article in Forbes, the majority of people “spend most of their time in closed networks”. However, closed networks in the workplace, although seemingly effective for a managerial standpoint, are actually less conducive for long-term career success. Open networks promote innovation and according to this study, “simply being [...]