2 papers
physics.soc-ph2010
Exuberant innovation: The Human Genome Project
Monika Gisler, Didier Sornette, Ryan Woodard
We present a detailed synthesis of the development of the Human Genome Project (HGP) from 1986 to 2003 in order to test the "social bubble" hypothesis that strong social interactio…
physics.soc-ph2008
"Bubbles in Society": The Example of the United States Apollo Program
Monika Gisler, Didier Sornette
We present an analysis of the economic, political and social factors that underlay the Apollo program, one of the most exceptional and costly projects ever undertaken by the United…