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Category Archives: Social Networks

Any network in which the social component plays an important role. Think of e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn etc.

Sociomaths: The maths of living apart together

Do you recognise the expression "six degrees of separation"?  Through our relationships with others we are only six steps away…

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Frank Pijpers September 3, 2021

The Mysterious R explained in simple terms

During the last three months the whole planet is caught in the turmoil of the Corona pandemic.

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Thom Castermans, Martijn Gösgens, Remco van der Hofstad, Nicos Starreveld April 18, 2020

How the popular become even more popular

Some webpages are enormously popular, and many thousands of other webpages link to them. Yet, most webpages have only few,…

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Remco van der Hofstad March 17, 2020

Mathematical rulers in Game of Thrones

The moment millions of fans have waited for is there: the finale of Game of Thrones. 75 characters in different…

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Clara Stegehuis November 27, 2019

Financial Economics: Informal Collaboration, Networks, and Gender

How is scientific knowledge created? Are there patterns and special characteristics behind the flow of scientific knowledge? In this article…

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Michael Rose December 12, 2018

What does your Facebook network look like?

Have you ever wondered if you can visualise your Facebook network? And what do these networks have to do with…

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Clara Stegehuis November 2, 2018

Symposium on Networks!

In the evening of 16 October a symposium on Networks took place in the public library of Amsterdam.

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Network Pages October 21, 2018

How does a video go viral on Twitter?

There are various parameters that determine whether a video will go viral or not. The content plays a role of…

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Clara Stegehuis October 12, 2018

Vaccination and the friendship paradox!

On social media it seems like everyone around me is more popular than what I am. Thankfully, as a mathematician,…

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Clara Stegehuis September 14, 2018

Networks in breakfast

My favorite muesli contains cranberries, raisins and oats. But what do other people like to eat in their muesli? A…

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Clara Stegehuis June 3, 2018
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