4 papers
From Critical Transitions to Sustainability Transformations: Phenomena, Theory, and Applications Across Disciplines
Elisabeth H. Krueger, Koustav Halder, Woi Oh +17
There has been a recent surge in the use of terms describing systemic change processes across science, policy, and public debate. The associated change phenomena are often assumed…
Generalized Maximum Entropy: When and Why you need it
Giuseppe M. Ferro, Edwin T. Pos, Andrea Somazzi
The classical Maximum-Entropy Principle (MEP) based on Shannon entropy is widely used to construct least-biased probability distributions from partial information. However, the Sho…
Pregnancy as a dynamical paradox: robustness, control and birth onset
Giuseppe Maria Ferro, Andrea Somazzi, Didier Sornette
The timing of human labor is among the most critical determinants of neonatal survival, yet the mechanisms that govern the transition from uterine quiescence to coordinated contrac…
Social media battle for attention: opinion dynamics on competing networks
Andrea Somazzi, Giuseppe Maria Ferro, Diego Garlaschelli +1
In the age of information abundance, attention is a coveted resource. Social media platforms vigorously compete for users' engagement, influencing the evolution of their opinions o…