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Assessing Gender Bias in Particle Physics and Social Science Recommendations for Academic Jobs
R. H. Bernstein, M. W. Macy, C. J. Cameron +3
We investigated gender bias in letters of recommendation as a possible cause of the under-representation of women in Experimental Particle Physics (EPP), where about 15% of faculty…
Editorial: Statistical Mechanics and Social Sciences
Santo Fortunato, Michael Macy, Sidney Redner
This editorial opens the special issues that the Journal of Statistical Physics has dedicated to the growing field of statistical physics modeling of social dynamics. The issues in…
Local Convergence and Global Diversity: From Interpersonal to Social Influence
Andreas Flache, Michael W. Macy
Axelrod (1997) showed how local convergence in cultural influence can preserve cultural diversity. We argue that central implications of Axelrod's model may change profoundly, if h…
Cascade Dynamics of Multiplex Propagation
Damon Centola, Michael W. Macy, Victor M. Eguiluz
Random links between otherwise distant nodes can greatly facilitate the propagation of disease or information, provided contagion can be transmitted by a single active node. Howeve…