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Evolution in a Changing Environment
Andrea Baronchelli, Nick Chater, Morten H. Christiansen +1
We propose a simple model for genetic adaptation to a changing environment, describing a fitness landscape characterized by two maxima. One is associated with "specialist" individu…
#Bigbirds Never Die: Understanding Social Dynamics of Emergent Hashtag
Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin, Brian Keegan +2
We examine the growth, survival, and context of 256 novel hashtags during the 2012 U.S. presidential debates. Our analysis reveals the trajectories of hashtag use fall into two dis…
The Biological Origin of Linguistic Diversity
Andrea Baronchelli, Nick Chater, Romualdo Pastor-Satorras +1
In contrast with animal communication systems, diversity is characteristic of almost every aspect of human language. Languages variously employ tones, clicks, or manual signs to si…
Modeling human dynamics of face-to-face interaction networks
Michele Starnini, Andrea Baronchelli, Romualdo Pastor-Satorras
Face-to-face interaction networks describe social interactions in human gatherings, and are the substrate for processes such as epidemic spreading and gossip propagation. The burst…