384 citations · 447 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for
7 papers
Superspreading of SARS-CoV-2 in the USA
Calvin Pozderac, Brian Skinner
A number of epidemics, including the SARS-CoV-1 epidemic of 2002-2004, have been known to exhibit superspreading, in which a small fraction of infected individuals is responsible f…
First-order transition in a model of prestige bias
Brian Skinner
One of the major benefits of belonging to a prestigious group is that it affects the way you are viewed by others. Here I use a simple mathematical model to explore the implication…
Optimal Strategy in Basketball
Brian Skinner, Matthew Goldman
This book chapter reviews some of the major principles associated with optimal strategy in basketball. In particular, we consider the principles of allocative efficiency (optimal a…
Mathematical toy model inspired by the problem of the adaptive origins of the sexual orientation continuum
Brian Skinner
Same-sex sexual behavior is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom, but its adaptive origins remain a prominent puzzle. Here I suggest the possibility that same-sex sexual behavior arise…
Spatial structures in a simple model of population dynamics for parasite-host interactions
J. J. Dong, B. Skinner, N. Breecher +2
Spatial patterning can be crucially important for understanding the behavior of interacting populations. Here we investigate a simple model of parasite and host populations in whic…
Universal power law governing pedestrian interactions
Ioannis Karamouzas, Brian Skinner, Stephen J. Guy
Human crowds often bear a striking resemblance to interacting particle systems, and this has prompted many researchers to describe pedestrian dynamics in terms of interaction force…
The problem of shot selection in basketball
Brian Skinner
In basketball, every time the offense produces a shot opportunity the player with the ball must decide whether the shot is worth taking. In this paper, I explore the question of wh…