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A data-driven model for influenza transmission incorporating media effects
Lewis Mitchell, Joshua V. Ross
Numerous studies have attempted to model the effect of mass media on the transmission of diseases such as influenza, however quantitative data on media engagement has until recentl…
Simon's fundamental rich-get-richer model entails a dominant first-mover advantage
Peter Sheridan Dodds, David Rushing Dewhurst, Fletcher F. Hazlehurst +5
Herbert Simon's classic rich-get-richer model is one of the simplest empirically supported mechanisms capable of generating heavy-tail size distributions for complex systems. Simon…
The emotional arcs of stories are dominated by six basic shapes
Andrew J. Reagan, Lewis Mitchell, Dilan Kiley +2
Advances in computing power, natural language processing, and digitization of text now make it possible to study a culture's evolution through its texts using a "big data" lens. Ou…