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Politics with the People: Building a Directly Representative Democracy
Politics with the People: Building a Directly Representative Democracy
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NetSI News
September 12, 2018
Event
APS March meeting focus session on Network Theory
APS March meeting focus session on Network Theory
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NetSI News
September 7, 2018
Article
Bursting people’s political bubbles could make them even more partisan
Bursting people’s political bubbles could make them even more partisan
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The Washington Post
September 7, 2018
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The pros and cons of collaboration
The pros and cons of collaboration
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The Economist
September 6, 2018
Event
Politics and Computational Social Science (PaCSS), APSA Preconference
Politics and Computational Social Science (PaCSS), APSA Preconference
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NetSI News
August 23, 2018
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How long is an Ebola survivor contagious? One case is causing scientists to rethink the answer.
How long is an Ebola survivor contagious? One case is causing scientists to rethink the answer.
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News@Northeastern
August 14, 2018
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Modelling the trajectory of disease outbreaks works
Modelling the trajectory of disease outbreaks works
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Nature Correspondence
August 7, 2018
Announcement
Workshop on Publication Writing and Submission
Workshop on Publication Writing and Submission
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Federico Levi
August 6, 2018
Announcement
Congratulations to Kaiyuan Sun for successfully defending his PhD dissertation
Congratulations to Kaiyuan Sun for successfully defending his PhD dissertation
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NetSI News
August 1, 2018
Announcement
NetSi affiliated faculty Alan Mislove and Dan O'Brien awarded Global Resilience Institute Grant to develop twitter communities
NetSi affiliated faculty Alan Mislove and Dan O'Brien awarded Global Resilience Institute Grant to develop twitter communities
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Global Resilience Institute
July 31, 2018
Workshop
Workshop on Food Complexity & Nutrition
Workshop on Food Complexity & Nutrition
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FCN 2018
July 23, 2018
Announcement
Brooke Foucault Welles granted tenure to Associate Professor
Brooke Foucault Welles granted tenure to Associate Professor
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NetSI News
June 25, 2018
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Check out these mind-boggling models of complex networks
Check out these mind-boggling models of complex networks
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Fast Co Design
June 20, 2018
Article
This algorithm can predict who will win a debate. It might also help save democracy.
This algorithm can predict who will win a debate. It might also help save democracy.
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News@Northeastern
June 19, 2018
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Tired of being manipulated by fake news? This Northeastern researcher is creating the tools we need to fight against it.
Tired of being manipulated by fake news? This Northeastern researcher is creating the tools we need to fight against it.
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News@Northeastern
June 18, 2018
Announcement
Alex Vespignani announced as one of seven 2018 Fellows of the Network Science Society at NetSci
Alex Vespignani announced as one of seven 2018 Fellows of the Network Science Society at NetSci
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NetSI News
June 14, 2018
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“Bursty” Communication Can Help Remote Teams Thrive
“Bursty” Communication Can Help Remote Teams Thrive
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Behavioral Scientist
May 29, 2018
Article
What makes a hashtag like #metoo or #mynypd go viral?
What makes a hashtag like #metoo or #mynypd go viral?
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News@Northeastern
May 9, 2018
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Congratulations to William Cunningham on the successful completion of his PhD
Congratulations to William Cunningham on the successful completion of his PhD
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NetSI News
May 4, 2018
Announcement
CompleNet 2018 brings together diverse ideas, research and speakers
CompleNet 2018 brings together diverse ideas, research and speakers
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CCIS
May 1, 2018
Announcement
NetSI PhD student Sarah Shugars awarded 2018 Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Community Service
NetSI PhD student Sarah Shugars awarded 2018 Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Community Service
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Northeastern
April 23, 2018
New publication
How Sudden Censorship Can Increase Access to Information
How Sudden Censorship Can Increase Access to Information
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American Political Science Review
April 6, 2018
Article
Scientists decode what makes a New York Times bestseller
Scientists decode what makes a New York Times bestseller
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News@Northeastern
April 6, 2018
New publication
Conflict and convention in dynamic networks
Conflict and convention in dynamic networks
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Interactive website
March 21, 2018
New publication
Science of Science
Science of Science
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Science
March 10, 2018
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To stop fake news, researchers call for internet platforms to choose quality over quantity
To stop fake news, researchers call for internet platforms to choose quality over quantity
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News@Northeastern
March 9, 2018
Article
Crowdsourcing innovation
Crowdsourcing innovation
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News@Northeastern
February 14, 2018
Announcement
Assistant Professor Chris Riedl wins Best Teacher Award at D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Assistant Professor Chris Riedl wins Best Teacher Award at D'Amore-McKim School of Business
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DMSB
February 5, 2018
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How to create unbiased algorithms in a biased society
How to create unbiased algorithms in a biased society
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News@Northeastern
December 4, 2017
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Professor Sam Scarpino puts research into action to stop spread of disease
Professor Sam Scarpino puts research into action to stop spread of disease
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News@Northeastern
November 8, 2017
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Researchers use Google Cloud Platform to model Zika’s spread
Researchers use Google Cloud Platform to model Zika’s spread
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Google Blog
November 1, 2017
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PhD Candidate Profile: Dina Mistry
PhD Candidate Profile: Dina Mistry
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Northeastern College of Science
October 24, 2017
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Researchers discover fundamental rules for how the brain controls movement
Researchers discover fundamental rules for how the brain controls movement
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News@Northeastern
October 23, 2017
Article
In US, spread of Zika linked to time spent outdoors
In US, spread of Zika linked to time spent outdoors
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News@Northeastern
September 19, 2017
Announcement
Developing a quantitative, predictive theory of network resilience; Interdisciplinary Northeastern team awarded NSF grant
Developing a quantitative, predictive theory of network resilience; Interdisciplinary Northeastern team awarded NSF grant
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NU Global Resilience Institute
September 18, 2017
Article
Zika has all but disappeared in the Americas. Why?
Zika has all but disappeared in the Americas. Why?
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Science
August 16, 2017
Announcement
New crowdsourcing and sustainability experiment: End plastic pollution
New crowdsourcing and sustainability experiment: End plastic pollution
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Volunteer Science
June 28, 2017
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How Twitter can predict flu outbreaks 6 weeks in advance
How Twitter can predict flu outbreaks 6 weeks in advance
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CNN Tech
May 11, 2017
Article
Op-Ed: Google and Facebook aren't fighting fake news with the right weapons
Op-Ed: Google and Facebook aren't fighting fake news with the right weapons
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LA Times
May 8, 2017
Article
Tracking the arrival and spread of Zika
Tracking the arrival and spread of Zika
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PNAS Highlights
May 5, 2017
Announcement
Upcoming Workshop (15-19 May, Moscow): 'Critical and Collective Phenomena in Graphs and Networks'
Upcoming Workshop (15-19 May, Moscow): 'Critical and Collective Phenomena in Graphs and Networks'
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May 2, 2017
Announcement
'Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action': New report from the LazerLab published
'Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action': New report from the LazerLab published
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NULab
May 1, 2017
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Study by postdoc Will Hobbs finds Facebook can function as safety net for the bereaved
Study by postdoc Will Hobbs finds Facebook can function as safety net for the bereaved
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news@Northeastern
April 24, 2017
Announcement
Paper awarded 'Best Honorable Mention' at WWW17: 'Forecasting seasonal influenza fusing digital indicators and mechanistic disease models'
Paper awarded 'Best Honorable Mention' at WWW17: 'Forecasting seasonal influenza fusing digital indicators and mechanistic disease models'
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April 6, 2017
Announcement
'Network Earth' visualization video wins 2017 Vizzie award
'Network Earth' visualization video wins 2017 Vizzie award
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March 31, 2017
Announcement
'Team Communication Unpacked'; 'Networks and Global Health': NETSI faculty members receive Northeastern seed grants
'Team Communication Unpacked'; 'Networks and Global Health': NETSI faculty members receive Northeastern seed grants
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March 17, 2017
Article
Predicting discoveries: enabling research or killing novelty?
Predicting discoveries: enabling research or killing novelty?
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news@Northeastern
March 7, 2017
Article
The fake news phenomenon: How it spreads and how to fight it
The fake news phenomenon: How it spreads and how to fight it
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news@Northeastern
February 21, 2017
Announcement
Network Science textbook awarded Prose Award for best Textbook in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Network Science textbook awarded Prose Award for best Textbook in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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February 14, 2017
Article
Study: Despite Trump’s win, polling is a strong elections predictor globally
Study: Despite Trump’s win, polling is a strong elections predictor globally
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news@Northeastern
February 2, 2017
Announcement
NETSI professor László Barabási Awarded Gabor Denes Prize for Innovation
NETSI professor László Barabási Awarded Gabor Denes Prize for Innovation
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January 23, 2017
Article
Computing and the Fight against Epidemics
Computing and the Fight against Epidemics
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Huffington Post
January 19, 2017
Announcement
NETSI director Alex Vespignani awarded honorary PhD from the Delft University of Technology
NETSI director Alex Vespignani awarded honorary PhD from the Delft University of Technology
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January 13, 2017
New publication
New paper by NETSI professor Chris Riedl: Teams vs. Crowds
New paper by NETSI professor Chris Riedl: Teams vs. Crowds
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December 13, 2016
Job posting
Position available: Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor, Network Science Institute
Position available: Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor, Network Science Institute
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December 6, 2016
Article
3Qs with NETSI professor Dima Kri­oukov: Are we living in a Matrix–style simulation?
3Qs with NETSI professor Dima Kri­oukov: Are we living in a Matrix–style simulation?
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November 29, 2016
New publication
CoreScope: Graph Mining Using k-Core Analysis – Patterns, Anomalies, and Algorithms
CoreScope: Graph Mining Using k-Core Analysis – Patterns, Anomalies, and Algorithms
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November 28, 2016
New publication
nodeGame: Real-time, synchronous, online experiments in the browser
nodeGame: Real-time, synchronous, online experiments in the browser
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November 18, 2016
New publication
New study in Science: Success can come at any age
New study in Science: Success can come at any age
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November 4, 2016
New publication
NETSI researcher Will Hobbs and collaborators link Facebook activity to living longer
NETSI researcher Will Hobbs and collaborators link Facebook activity to living longer
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November 2, 2016
Announcement
Researchers tracking Ebola’s spread win first Aspen Institute Italia Award
Researchers tracking Ebola’s spread win first Aspen Institute Italia Award
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October 31, 2016
Announcement
​​NETSI professor László Barabási part of research group selected for $75M One Brave Idea Research Award
​​NETSI professor László Barabási part of research group selected for $75M One Brave Idea Research Award
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October 6, 2016
Article
Study: Using Big Data to monitor societal events shows promise, but the coding tech needs work
Study: Using Big Data to monitor societal events shows promise, but the coding tech needs work
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September 29, 2016
Announcement
DARPA Defense Sciences Office Director Stefanie Tompkins gives talk at NETSI
DARPA Defense Sciences Office Director Stefanie Tompkins gives talk at NETSI
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September 23, 2016
Article
Want the most telling presidential polling data? NETSI Professor says turn to Twitter
Want the most telling presidential polling data? NETSI Professor says turn to Twitter
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September 23, 2016
New publication
Predicting and Interpolating State-Level Polls Using Twitter Textual Data
Predicting and Interpolating State-Level Polls Using Twitter Textual Data
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September 16, 2016
New publication
Digital Discrimination: Political Bias in Internet Service Provision across Ethnic Groups
Digital Discrimination: Political Bias in Internet Service Provision across Ethnic Groups
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September 9, 2016
Article
Data Scientists Find Consistencies In Donald Trump's Erratic Twitter Strategy
Data Scientists Find Consistencies In Donald Trump's Erratic Twitter Strategy
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August 18, 2016
Article
New study by NETSI researchers projects Zika epidemic’s spread
New study by NETSI researchers projects Zika epidemic’s spread
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August 2, 2016
New publication
Peer review and competition in the Art Exhibition Game
Peer review and competition in the Art Exhibition Game
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July 26, 2016
Article
Competition and Collective Intelligence: Do Women Always Make Groups Smarter?
Competition and Collective Intelligence: Do Women Always Make Groups Smarter?
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June 28, 2016
Article
Does The Olympics In Rio Put The World In Danger Of Zika?
Does The Olympics In Rio Put The World In Danger Of Zika?
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June 8, 2016
Article
NETSI PhD Student Matt Simonson to study water access and control in Uganda
NETSI PhD Student Matt Simonson to study water access and control in Uganda
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June 2, 2016
New publication
Untangling performance from success
Untangling performance from success
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May 2, 2016
Article
Highly novel research proposals ‘being systematically rejected’
Highly novel research proposals ‘being systematically rejected’
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April 26, 2016
Announcement
Special NETSI events: Twitter Activism, Weaving Science into Art, and Network Models for Long-Range Planning
Special NETSI events: Twitter Activism, Weaving Science into Art, and Network Models for Long-Range Planning
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April 22, 2016
Article
Cosmic Web visualization featured as one of the top videos in Science's Data Stories
Cosmic Web visualization featured as one of the top videos in Science's Data Stories
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April 21, 2016
Article
NETSI researchers examine the Zika pandemic
NETSI researchers examine the Zika pandemic
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April 11, 2016
Announcement
NetSci2016 Satellite on Quantifying Success is being organized by Roberta Sinatra and Junming Huang
NetSci2016 Satellite on Quantifying Success is being organized by Roberta Sinatra and Junming Huang
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April 8, 2016
Article
What social media data could tell us about the future
What social media data could tell us about the future
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April 7, 2016
Announcement
NETSI PhD student Matt Simonson selected for National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
NETSI PhD student Matt Simonson selected for National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
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April 1, 2016
New publication
Measuring the Complexity of Continuous Distributions
Measuring the Complexity of Continuous Distributions
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March 31, 2016
Job posting
Postdoctoral research associate position available in the MOBS Lab
Postdoctoral research associate position available in the MOBS Lab
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March 15, 2016
Announcement
NETSI faculty member Chris Riedl chosen as 2016-18 Riesman Professor at D'Amore-McKim School of Business
NETSI faculty member Chris Riedl chosen as 2016-18 Riesman Professor at D'Amore-McKim School of Business
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March 7, 2016
New publication
Rate or Trade? Identifying Winning Ideas in Open Idea Sourcing
Rate or Trade? Identifying Winning Ideas in Open Idea Sourcing
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February 23, 2016
Article
NETSI researchers find the tipping point between resilience and collapse in complex systems
NETSI researchers find the tipping point between resilience and collapse in complex systems
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February 17, 2016
Announcement
Northeastern achieves highest classification for research activity
Northeastern achieves highest classification for research activity
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February 2, 2016
Job posting
Undergraduate RA Opportunity in Browser Game Development
Undergraduate RA Opportunity in Browser Game Development
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January 19, 2016
Article
Who guided the national discussion on Ferguson?
Who guided the national discussion on Ferguson?
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January 15, 2016
New publication
Looking Across & Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance, Novelty, & Resource Allocation in Science
Looking Across & Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance, Novelty, & Resource Allocation in Science
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January 14, 2016
Article
The growth of physics research, and its changing impact on our lives
The growth of physics research, and its changing impact on our lives
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December 14, 2015
Job posting
Several Postdoctoral Positions open in the Barabasi Lab
Several Postdoctoral Positions open in the Barabasi Lab
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December 14, 2015
Job posting
Postdoctoral Positions available at DK-Lab
Postdoctoral Positions available at DK-Lab
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December 13, 2015
Announcement
Network Science Institute officially launched at Northeastern
Network Science Institute officially launched at Northeastern
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November 10, 2015
Article
The future of figthing pandemics
The future of figthing pandemics
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October 27, 2015
New publication
Enhancing disease surveillance with novel data streams
Enhancing disease surveillance with novel data streams
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October 24, 2015
New publication
Real networks are intricate combinations of order and disorder
Real networks are intricate combinations of order and disorder
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October 22, 2015
New publication
Anatomy of physics: the analysis of 100 years of data just published.
Anatomy of physics: the analysis of 100 years of data just published.
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October 2, 2015
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