4 papers
The Problematic Hoover Index
Robin W. Spencer
The Hoover index H, derived from the distribution of population density, has a long history in population geography. But it is prone to misinterpretation and serious measurement ar…
Massive Genealogies Distinguish Frontier from Steady-State Internal Migration
Robin W. Spencer, Samuel M. Otterstrom
Recent studies of human migration have focused on modern issues of international economics, politics, urbanization, or commuting. Here we make use of very large anonymized genealog…
The Building Blocks of Consciousness
Robin W. Spencer
Consciousness is presented not as a unified and uniquely human characteristic, but rather as an emergent property of several building blocks, most of which are demonstrably present…
City size distributions are driven by each generation's stay-vs-leave decision
Robin W. Spencer
Throughout history most young adults have chosen to live where their parents did while a smaller number moved away. This is sufficient, by proof and simulation, to account for the…