In the hunter gatherer society people were living in closely knit social groups. In network theory we speak of highly clustered groups. When different clusters exist within a large network, …
In this video Wander Jager discusses the concept of hubs. It is being explained what role hubs play in a network, and why we like to connect with the “popular …
In this video, Wander Jager shows how nodes and links together construct social networks. He explains that there are many things being transmitted through networks, from viruses to information. A …
In this video Wander Jager explains that with the rise of agricultural society, cities emerged and the total size of the networks became larger than the original small tribes humans …
In this video, Wander Jager explains that networks are everywhere, connecting trees, neurons in our brain, or galaxies in space. Networks are all about exchanging materials, or ideas. In this …
In this video Wander Jager discusses how normative and informative influences both play an important role in the diffusion of new ideas, practices and the spread of new products. It …
In this video Wander Jager reflects on how information spreads in modern networks where in particular the internet plays a large role, and how this sometimes gives rise to clusters …
In this video Wander Jager explains that information is spreading differently through social networks than a virus. Moreover, hubs may be followed by many people, but they don’t follow back, …
In this video we explain that despite the abundance of social media, humans still have a tendency to cluster in small groups. You will also be introduced to the small …
In this concluding video, Wander explains the value of social computation in understanding network dynamics. Processes such as opinion dynamics, polarisation and innovation diffusion can be better understood by experimenting …
James Conway’s The Game of Life was an important step for computational social science. It showed that amazing patterns could grow out of simple rules of interaction between cells. In …
With the development of agriculture, it became possible to produce food in a more efficient way. As a result, tribes could grow, and specialisation became possible. Over time, larger societies …
By far, the largest part of human history is prehistoric: there was no written language, and the only information we have is based on archeological findings and the old stories …
Humans are a very social species, and they interact a lot. These interactions may address the exchange of information, the sharing of norms, and the transmission of viruses, to name …
Leading up to the industrial revolution, technology slowly evolved and, in particular, evolution in sailing contributed to the development of a vast network between people all over the globe. The …