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Hurry Up and Wait - book review of Bursts Published: 04/30/10 10:37:04 Hurry Up and Wait - Seeing life as a pattern of furious blasts surrounded by oceans of inactivity.
Review of 'Bursts' by Wall Street Journal Clive Thompson from the Wall Street Journal reviews Albert-Lazlo Barabasi's Bursts. Hurry Up and Wait -Seeing life as a pattern of furious blasts surrounded by oceans of inactivity. Baribasi's new book coming out April 9 Published: 04/03/10 11:58:30 Barabasi's new book, 'Bursts' out April 9.
From the author of Linked, a revolutionary new book showing the predictability of human behavor through 'Bursts', which are both mathematically predictable and beautiful in essence.
Bursts: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do Exact results for the Barabási queuing model Published: 12/10/09 10:45:34 Previous works on the queuing model introduced by Barabási to account for the heavy tailed distributions of the temporal patterns found in many human activities mainly concentrate on the extremal dynamics case and on lists of only two items. Here we obtain exact results for the general case with arbitrary values of the list length L and of the degree of randomness that interpolates between the deterministic and purely random limits. The statistically fundamental quantities are extracted from the solution of master equations. From this analysis, scaling features of the model are uncovered.
Previous works on the queuing model introduced by Barabási to account for the heavy tailed distributions of the temporal patterns found in many human activities mainly concentrate on the extremal dynamics case and on lists of only two items. Here we obtain exact results for the general case with arbitrary values of the list length L
and of the degree of randomness that interpolates between the deterministic and purely random limits. The statistically fundamental quantities are extracted from the solution of master equations. From this analysis, scaling features of the model are uncovered.
Emergence of Scaling in Random Networks Published: 12/10/09 10:39:30 (i) networks expand continuously by the addition of new vertices, and (ii) new vertices attach preferentially to sites that are already well connected.
Systems as diverse as genetic networks or the World Wide Web are best described as networks with complex topology. A common property of many large networks is that the vertex connectivities follow a scale-free power-law distribution. This feature was found to be a consequence of two generic mechanisms: (i) networks expand continuously by the addition of new vertices, and (ii) new vertices attach preferentially to sites that are already well connected. A model based on these two ingredients reproduces the observed stationary scale-free distributions, which indicates that the development of large networks is governed by robust self-organizing phenomena that go beyond the particulars of the individual systems.
Help for FaceBook? Published: 12/10/09 00:00:00 Facebook (and systems biologists) take note: Network analysis reveals true connections
Facebook figures out that you know Holly, although you haven't seen her in 10 years, because you have four mutual friends - a good predictor of direct friendship. But sometimes Facebook gets it wrong. 'Hey, I don't know Harry!'
Roger Guimera and Marta Sales-Pardo, a husband-wife research team at Northwestern University, have developed a universal method that can accurately analyse a range of complex networks - including social networks, protein-protein interactions and air transportation networks. Although the datasets they used were much smaller than Facebook's, the researchers demonstrated the great potential of their method.
Transmission and control of an emerging influenza pandemic in a small-world Published: 12/10/09 00:00:00 The avian influenza virus H5N1 and the 2009 swine flu H1N1 are potentially serious pandemic threats to human health, and air travel readily facilitates the spread of infectious diseases. However, past studies have not yet incorporated the effects of air travel on the transmission of influenza in the construction of mathematical epidemic models. Therefore, this paper focused on the human-to-human transmission of influenza, and investigated the effects of air travel activities on an influenza pandemic in a small-world network.
The avian influenza virus H5N1 and the 2009 swine flu H1N1 are potentially serious pandemic threats to human health, and air travel readily facilitates the spread of infectious diseases. However, past studies have not yet incorporated the effects of air travel on the transmission of influenza in the construction of mathematical epidemic models. Therefore, this paper focused on the human-to-human transmission of influenza, and investigated the effects of air travel activities on an influenza pandemic in a small-world network.
DEATH OF HOMO ECONOMICUS Published: 12/07/09 12:23:54 The idea that people are separated by only six degrees sounds too simple to be true, but it seems to hold. In the sixties psychologist Stanley Milgram asked people to send a letter to a stranger via someone they knew. On average, it took six people for the letter to reach its goal. A similar experiment was done in 2002 by sociologist Duncan Watts on a global scale using email, with the same result. And by 2010 with social media such as Facebook, we are all connected.
The idea that people are separated by only six degrees sounds too simple to be true, but it seems to hold. In the sixties psychologist Stanley Milgram asked people to send a letter to a stranger via someone they knew. On average, it took six people for the letter to reach its goal. A similar experiment was done in 2002 by sociologist Duncan Watts on a global scale using email, with the same result. And by 2010 with social media such as Facebook, we are all connected. From Death of Homo Economous Second IEEE International Workshop on Network Science Published: 11/24/09 08:56:10 Second IEEE International Workshop on Network Science - NetSciCom 2010 - March 19, 2010, San Diego.
Second IEEE International Workshop on Network Science - NetSciCom 2010 - March 19, 2010, San Diego. - has a call for papers. IU receives NSF grant Published: 11/24/09 08:39:11 IU receives NSF grant to lead campus trials of future research network
IU receives NSF grant to lead campus trials of future research network - Indiana University has been chosen by the National Science Foundation to help develop the Internet of the future. All Linked Up Published: 11/02/09 07:52:26 All Linked Up - another review of 'Linked' -references Twitter Lists.
All Linked Up - another review of Linked -references Twitter Lists Call for Papers Published: 10/20/09 19:33:37 Call for Papers: IEEE Network Magazine
For details on this special topic, contact tlewis@nps.edu
IEEE Network magazine is seeking tutorial and state-of-the-art summaries on the application of network science to the communications sector, including wired, wireless, Internet, financial (FedWire, SWIFT, ATM), and special-purpose systems such as GPS or military networks. Network science is the study of static and dynamic graphs and their application to a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines. Of particular interest are papers on webgraph analysis of networks, exploring centrality measures such as clustering and betweeness, analyzing risk and resilience metrics related to homeland security, studies of emergence properties of real networks such as self-organized criticality, algorithms for navigating peer-peer networks, modeling the spread of viral epidemics, analyzing chaotic behavior, and describing tools and techniques used in the design and analysis of networks. For details on this special topic, contact tlewis@nps.edu Good book reveiw of 'Linked' Published: 10/20/09 09:41:39 Book review - Linked: the new science of networks \ Albert-László Barabási
Book review - Linked: the new science of networks \ Albert-László Barabási Small World in the Brain Published: 10/20/09 09:22:50 There is now increasing evidence that anatomical and functional connectivity networks in the brain display the small-world phenomenon and have degree distributions with ‘heavy tails’ (Stam and Reijneveld, 2007).
Future Enterprise- Network Science- Next Management Paradigm Published: 10/19/09 09:42:33 Future Enterprise- Network Science- Next Management Paradigm -
Network science will be a critical enabler of advanced enterprise management in the 21st century.
Future Enterprise- Network Science- Next Management Paradigm Article from Future Enterprise - Network science will be a critical enabler of advanced enterprise management in the 21st century. Review of Connected Published: 10/19/09 09:10:09 A bloggers review of the book Connected
NSF Cybernetwork Expanding Published: 10/19/09 08:42:03 NSF's Cyber-network Now Expands Across the Northern Hemisphere and Connects Half the Globe
NSF's Cyber-network Now Expands Across the Northern Hemisphere and Connects Half the Globe - The National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Taj network has expanded to the Global Ring Network for Advanced Application Development (GLORIAD), wrapping another ring of light around the northern hemisphere for science and education. Course on Network Science Published: 10/03/09 12:22:52 Course on Network Science to be held in Madrid, Spain November 2-6, 2009
Course on Network Science to be held in Madrid Spain on November 2-6, 2009 Next-gen FutureGrid Research Network Under Way Published: 10/01/09 09:28:49 Twitter for Scientwists Published: 07/08/09 10:56:36 Twitter for Scientwists from SciScoop Science - Twitter how-tos for scientists
Twitter for Scientwists from SciScoop Science -Twitter how-tos for scientists. Beyond Job Boards: Targeting the Source Published: 07/07/09 09:49:13 Beyond Job Boards: Targeting the Source from The Wall Street Journal
Beyond Job Boards: Targeting the Source from The Wall Street Journal Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to develop petascale computer modeling ca Published: 07/07/09 00:00:00 Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to develop petascale computer modeling capabilities from EurekAlert
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to develop petascale computer modeling capabilities from EurekAlert Scientists show how thousands of bacterial membrane proteins self-assemble Published: 07/07/09 00:00:00 Scientists show how thousands of bacterial membrane proteins self-assemble to direct cell movement from Nanowerk News
Scientists show how thousands of bacterial membrane proteins self-assemble to direct cell movement from Nanowerk News systemic risks: too big, too complicated or too central? Published: 06/30/09 12:13:26 systemic risks: too big, too complicated or too central?
systemic risks: too big, too complicated or too central? from Orgtheory Productivity in a Networked Era – Assessing ROII Published: 06/30/09 11:47:10 Productivity in a Networked Era – Assessing ROII (Return on Investment in Interaction) from Wirearchy
Productivity in a Networked Era – Assessing ROII (Return on Investment in Interaction) from Wirearchy Penn State researchers receive $1.2 million MURI grant Published: 06/30/09 11:17:15 Penn State researchers receive $1.2 million MURI grant
Trio Of Signals Converge To Induce Liver And Pancreas Cell Development In T Published: 06/30/09 00:00:00 Trio Of Signals Converge To Induce Liver And Pancreas Cell Development In The Embryo - from Science Daily
Trio Of Signals Converge To Induce Liver And Pancreas Cell Development In The Embryo from Science Daily Law as a Seamless Web? Published: 06/23/09 11:26:20 Bommarito, Michael James, Katz, Daniel Martin and Zelner, Jon,Law as a Seamless Web? Comparison of Various Network Representations of the United States Supreme Court Corpus (1791-2005)(June 14, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1419525
Bommarito, Michael James, Katz, Daniel Martin and Zelner, Jon,Law as a Seamless Web? Comparison of Various Network Representations of the United States Supreme Court Corpus (1791-2005)(June 14, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1419525 Cyber-Scare? Published: 06/23/09 11:02:46 The exaggerated fears over digital warfare
Are fears of cyber warfare exagerated? New algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cy Published: 06/23/09 00:00:00 New algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cycle - from Physorg
New algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cycle - from Physorg Scientist: Influencer Theory Is Bogus Published: 06/20/09 13:26:05 Scientist: Influencer Theory Is Bogus - Interview with Duncan Watts.
Scientist: Influencer Theory Is Bogus - an interview by By Todd Wasserman from Brandweek. E-mail Traffic Data Casts Doubt on Global-Village Theory Published: 06/20/09 13:08:30 E-mail Traffic Data Casts Doubt on Global-Village Theory - from Technology Review
E-mail Traffic Data Casts Doubt on Global-Village Theory - from Technology Review - questions whether email really has created a small world. Broken Symmetry Published: 06/20/09 12:48:48 An excellent blog by Michael F. Martin, touching on issues of Network Science and economics, among other.
Broken Symmetry - An excellent blog by Michael F. Martin, touching on issues of Network Science and economics, among others. Too Big To Fail Isn't The Problem... It's The Hidden Risk That's The Proble Published: 06/19/09 10:34:43 Too Big To Fail Isn't The Problem... It's The Hidden Risk That's The Problem from Techdirt
Scientists capture the first image of memories being made Published: 06/19/09 09:58:31 Scientists capture the first image of memories being made - from Science Codex
Scientists capture the first image of memories being made - from Science Codex. The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University and University of California, Los Angeles has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation. Too Big To Fail Isnt The Problem... Its The Hidden Risk Thats The Problem Published: 06/19/09 00:00:00 Too Big To Fail Isnt The Problem... Its The Hidden Risk Thats The Problem from Techdirt
Too Big To Fail Isnt The Problem... Its The Hidden Risk Thats The Problem- from Techdirt - (unconvincing) criticism of Watts solution for economic stability. A Network Theory of Conflict Resolution Published: 06/19/09 00:00:00 A Network Theory of Conflict Resolution - Creating an 'energy landscape' from networks of friends and enemies could lead to a better way of resolving disputes.
A Network Theory of Conflict Resolution from Technoloy Review. Creating an 'energy landscape' from networks of friends and enemies could lead to a better way of resolving disputes. Referencing The Energy Landscape of Social Balance Two-day Conference on Network Science Kicks Off at CEU Published: 06/18/09 10:43:08 Two-day Conference on Network Science Kicks Off at CEU
Two-day Conference on Network Science Kicks Off at CEU. The Unexpected Link: Using Network Science to Tackle Social Problems, a conference organized by the CEU Center for Network Science (CNS) began June 17 in the Auditorium. Welcoming remarks by CEU President and Rector, Yehuda Elkana, and CNS Director, Balazs Vedres, opened the 2-day event, featuring lectures and panel discussions with scholars from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. Cyborg Insect Network? Published: 06/18/09 00:00:00 Pentagon Wants Cyborg Insects to Sniff WMD, Offer Free Wi-Fi
Pentagon Wants Cyborg Insects to Sniff WMD, Offer Free Wi-Fi - from Wired. The Pentagon is looking for better ways to prevent chemical weapon attacks. So military researchers are implanting insect larvae with WMD-detectors - turning them into cyborg-critters that specialize in tracking down mustard gas. Donate your computers idle time Published: 06/17/09 10:07:32 Computer Idle? Now You Can Donate Its Time to Find a Cure for Major Diseases
Computer Idle? Now You Can Donate Its Time to Find a Cure for Major Diseases Not using your computer at the moment? You can now donate your computer's idle time to cutting-edge biomedical research aimed at finding a cure for HIV, Parkinson's, arthritis, and breast cancer. Through the University of Delaware's “Docking@Home” project, which is supported by the National Science Foundation, more than 6,000 volunteers worldwide are donating their computer's idle time to perform scientific calculations that will aid in creating new and improved medicines to thwart major diseases. New mechanism in invasive yeast infections identified Published: 06/17/09 09:29:49 New mechanism fundamental to the spread of invasive yeast infections identified
New mechanism fundamental to the spread of invasive yeast infections identified - A group of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University Biological Sciences Professor Aaron Mitchell has identified a novel regulatory gene network that plays an important role in the spread of common, and sometimes deadly, yeast infections. Learning, and Profiting, from Online Friendships Published: 06/16/09 10:10:09 Learning, and Profiting, from Online Friendships - Companies are working fast to figure out how to make money from the wealth of data they're beginning to have about our online friendships - BusinessWeek article
Learning, and Profiting, from Online Friendships Companies are working fast to figure out how to make money from the wealth of data they're beginning to have about our online friendships - BusinessWeek article by Stephen Baker Center releases first security benchmarks for iPhone Published: 06/16/09 09:43:34 Center releases first security benchmarks for iPhone -from Government Computer News
Center releases first security benchmarks for iPhone from Government Computer News Jacobs School Faculty Receive HP Labs Innovation Research Awards Published: 06/16/09 09:18:21 Jacobs School Faculty Receive HP Labs Innovation Research Awards
Jacobs School Faculty Receive HP Labs Innovation Research Awards Gene Network Sciences, UCSF Collaborate on Cancer Studies Published: 06/15/09 14:37:03 Gene Network Sciences, UCSF Collaborate on Cancer Studies from the GenomeWeb Daily News
Gene Network Sciences, UCSF Collaborate on Cancer Studies from GenomeWeb Daily News. Strategies to Rein in Disease Epidemics Published: 06/15/09 11:15:35 Strategies to Rein in Disease Epidemics Need to be Retooled for Rural Populations, Say Computer Engineers
Strategies to Rein in Disease Epidemics Need to be Retooled for Rural Populations, Say Computer Engineers from Science Blog. Power Curves’ and Supply Chain Risk Management Published: 06/15/09 00:00:00 Power Curves’ and Supply Chain Risk Management
Power Curves’ and Supply Chain Risk Management an article by Steve Banker in Logisitics Viewpoints. Science reinvents the economy: Network solutions Published: 06/15/09 00:00:00 Science reinvents the economy: Network solutions from NewScientist
Science reinvents the economy: Network solutions from NewScientist More on the Science of Financial Regulation Published: 06/14/09 20:51:15 Another article, this one by Sean Park on the Science of Financial Regulation.
Another good article, this one by Sean Park on the Science of Financial Regulation. The Science of Financial Regulation Too Complex to Exist Published: 06/14/09 18:54:46 Excellent article by Duncan Watts in the Boston Globe adapted from an article in Harvard Business Review. Suggests new type of anti-trust law to protect the economy from big failures
Excellent article in the Boston Globe by Duncan Watts (adapted from Harvard Business Review) which explains why business can become too big and suggests a new type of 'anti-trust' law to protect the economy. Too Complex to Exist Connected - complete documentary online Published: 06/09/09 00:00:00 As of 6-2-09, the complete documentary 'Connected - Six Degrees of Separation' can be seen online.
As of 6-2-09, the complete documentary 'Connected - Six Degrees of Separation' can be seen online at documentary-log.com New Twitter Research from Harvard Business Published: 06/03/09 12:57:58 Twitter use differs from other social networks. . .
New Twitter Research: Men Follow Men and Nobody Tweets - from Harvard Business Review Time Spent on Facebook up 700%, but MySpace Still Tops for Video Published: 06/03/09 00:00:00 Time Spent on Facebook up 700%, but MySpace Still Tops for Video - from Nielsen Wire
Time Spent on Facebook up 700%, but MySpace Still Tops for Video - from Nielsen Wire Cancers Molecular Powerbrokers Published: 06/01/09 22:58:48 Stanford scientists identify molecular powerbrokers involved in cancer's spread
Stanford scientists identify molecular powerbrokers involved in cancer's spread from Science Codex Network Science education recommended for military officers Published: 05/31/09 00:00:00 James Carafano, PhD recommends in 20 Years Later: Professional Military Education that militray officers be educated in Network Science
20 Years Later: Professional Military Education by James Carafano, PhD, recommends that military officer be educated in Network Science. US News report on mobile virus threat Published: 05/27/09 09:15:19 Viral Epidemics Poised to Go Mobile
Scientists predict mobile phone viruses will pose a serious threat
May 26, 2009
Viral Epidemics Poised to Go Mobile - Scientists predict mobile phone viruses will pose a serious threat - from U.S. News and World Report Social Media in Japan Published: 05/26/09 10:51:12 Social Media in Japan (parts 1 and 2) from - from Media, Marketing, and Culture
Social Media in Japan, Part I - from Media, Marketing, and Culture Social Media in Japan, Part II Is Mr Right in your phone book already? Published: 05/25/09 14:15:49 an interesting ditty.
Is Mr Right in your phone book already? - an interesting ditty from Fabulous Mag Daily Dish article on Math of Global Cities Published: 05/25/09 10:04:09 'Earlier this week, Cornell mathematician Steven Strogatz reprised George Zipf's famous power law for the size distribution of cities where 'the population of a city is, to a good approximation, inversely proportional to its rank.'
Daily Dish article on Math of Global Cities 'Earlier this week, Cornell mathematician Steven Strogatz reprised George Zipf's famous power law for the size distribution of cities where 'the population of a city is, to a good approximation, inversely proportional to its rank.' more ... A Journey to Baseballs Alternate Universe Published: 05/25/09 00:00:00 a NY Times Op-Ed by SAMUEL ARBESMAN and STEVEN STROGATZ on the math of winning streaks.
A Journey to Baseballs Alternate Universe a NY Times Op-Ed by SAMUEL ARBESMAN and STEVEN STROGATZ on the math of streaks. Eyes on the Swine Published: 05/25/09 00:00:00 Eyes on the Swine
Could animal surveillance have seen the new flu coming?
By Christine Soares
Eyes on the Swine Could animal surveillance have seen the new flu coming? A Scientific American article By Christine Soares Math and the City Published: 05/22/09 15:59:00 New York Times guest column by Steven Strogatz
Guest Column: Math and the City New York Times guest column by Steven Strogatz. Cell Phone Viruses on the way? Published: 05/22/09 10:53:08 Cell phone viruses poised to reach epidemic proportions -an article from Thaindian News.
Cell phone viruses poised to reach epidemic proportions - an article from Thaindian News. Viral Epidemics Poised to Go Mobile Published: 05/22/09 00:00:00 Article from National Science Foundation on the threat of cell phone virus.
Viral Epidemics Poised to Go Mobile - an article from the National Science Foundation.
Researchers Mine Cell Phone Data for Insight Into Human Behavior Published: 05/20/09 08:13:26 Researchers Mine Cell Phone Data for Insight Into Human Behavior - PBS Article
Researchers Mine Cell Phone Data for Insight Into Human Behavior - a PBS article By Lea Winerman, Online NewsHour role of evolutionary processes in species coexistence and diversity Published: 05/19/09 20:02:11 Study reveals critical role of evolutionary processes in species coexistence and diversity - from Science Centric
Study reveals critical role of evolutionary processes in species coexistence and diversity Social Science Research Assists Navigation of Human Terrain Published: 05/19/09 00:00:00 The Defense Department is funding research to help warfighters learn and adapt to the social and cultural norms in their deployment areas,
Social Science Research Assists Navigation of Human Terrain - an article by Navy Lt. Jennifer Cragg Social Networking and National Security: How to Harness Web 2.0 to Protect Published: 05/19/09 00:00:00 Computers have changed how Americans do almost everything. Soon they may alter national security. - an article by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Social Networking and National Security: How to Harness Web 2.0 to Protect the Country an article by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Network Science in the Future Published: 05/16/09 10:34:25 Heritage Foundation article The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century highlights Network Science
A recent Heritage Foundation article, The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century highlights the role of Network Science in the future. BBC News Magazine Article Published: 05/16/09 10:28:39 BBC News Magazine Article: How Kevin Bacon sparked a new branch of science
BBC News Magazine article How Kevin Bacon sparked a new branch of science Math used to id terrorists Published: 05/14/09 00:00:00 Math Used to Identity Terrorist Network
Predicting Flu Response Published: 05/14/09 00:00:00 Scientists develop mathematical model to predict the immune response to influenza
Scientists develop mathematical model to predict the immune response to influenza Sciencecentric.com article Free IT Seminars Published: 05/14/09 00:00:00 NKU Provides Free Professional Development For IT Industry
The Infrastructure Management Institute (IMI) in the Northern Kentucky University College of Informatics will offer several professional development seminars this summer. Science Visualizations Published: 05/14/09 00:00:00 Stanford University will be hosting the Art and Technology of Science Visualizations exhibit at Wallenberg Hall on May 18th. It will highlight the growing genre of science maps based on large scale datasets.
Stanford University will be hosting the Art and Technology of Science Visualizations exhibit at Wallenberg Hall on May 18th. It will highlight the growing genre of science maps based on large scale datasets.
Comprehensive Book on Network Science Published: 05/12/09 00:00:00 Research and Markets: Network Science: Theory and Applications
A comprehensive book on the emerging field of Network Science: Research and Markets: Network Science: Theory and Applications Identity Issues Published: 05/11/09 00:00:00 Here's a paper on the issue of identity management 'in the cloud'.
Here's a paper on the issue of identity management 'in the cloud'. Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing by J.D. Lasica of the Aspen Institute. Birth of a MicroBlog Published: 05/10/09 00:00:00 This is the first post in the MicroBlog for Networksciencenews.com
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