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Incorporating Computational Challenges into a Multidisciplinary Course on Stochastic Processes
Mark Jayson Cortez, Alan Eric Akil, Krešimir Josić +1
Quantitative methods and mathematical modeling are playing an increasingly important role across disciplines. As a result, interdisciplinary mathematics courses are increasing in p…
The Game Theory of Fake News
Alexander J. Stewart, Antonio A. Arechar, David G. Rand +1
A great deal of empirical research has examined who falls for misinformation and why. Here, we introduce a formal game-theoretic model of engagement with news stories that captures…
Inequality, Identity, and Partisanship: How redistribution can stem the tide of mass polarization
Alexander J. Stewart, Joshua B. Plotkin, Nolan McCarty
The form of political polarization where citizens develop strongly negative attitudes towards out-party policies and members has become increasingly prominent across many democraci…