The article “The Dynamics of Information-Driven Coordination Phenomena” has been published today in the journal Science Advances.
Talk: Alex Arenas visits DiMeNet
Alex Arenas gave a talk today about his research on multiplex networks. Alex is a professor of computer science and mathematics at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
Talk: Franziska Barbara Keller visits DiMeNet
Franziska Barbara Keller gave a talk today about her research on political networks in China. Franziska is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University.
Talk: Computational Social Science
Sandra gave a keynote talk today at the Networking Workshop for International Postdoctoral Researchers in Computational Social Sciences, held in Cologne, Germany. Her talk discussed her recent research on online networks and large-scale coordination.
Media: The Academic Minute
The Academic Minute broadcasted today a summary of Sandra’s work. You can find the audio here.
Talk: Brooke Foucault Welles visits DiMeNet
Brook Foucault Welles gave a talk today about her research on hashtag activism. Brooke is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Northeastern University and faculty affiliate of the Network Science Institute.
Media: The Conversation
Sandra wrote a piece for The Conversation on networks and mobilization — and how online activism helps raise awareness. You can read the piece here.
Media: The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education just published an interview with Sandra González-Bailón on her recent research. You can read the interview here.
Media: NewsWorks Interview
Sandra talked today to Dave Heller in NewsWorks Tonight.
In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron penned the poem and song “The Revolution will not be Televised.” Five years ago, Malcolm Gladwell, author of “The Tipping Point” opined that the revolution will not be Tweeted. Well now that notion is being challenged by a new study analysis of tens of millions of tweets. NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed the study with its co-author, Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, professor at the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania.
Media: Futurity
Futurity features today our paper on the critical periphery in protest networks. You can read the piece “Does activism count if you’re on the couch?” here.