2 papers
cs.SI2026
Conspiracy Theory Rabbit Holes Emerge via Interacting Contagions
Fabian Tschofenig, Paul Vicinanza, Henrich Greve +2
Why do people fall into conspiracy theory rabbit holes? Prior research explains rabbit holes via psychological and algorithmic causes, yielding inconsistent findings. Here, we argu…
cs.SI2025
Emergent Directedness in Social Contagion
Fabian Tschofenig, Douglas Guilbeault
An enduring challenge in contagion theory is that the pathways contagions follow through social networks exhibit emergent complexities that are difficult to predict using network s…