Mathematical model illustrates our online 'copycat' behavior

Monday, July 7, 2014 - 14:01 in Mathematics & Economics

Researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Limerick, and the Harvard School of Public Health have developed a mathematical model to examine online social networks, in particular the trade-off between copying our friends and relying on 'best-seller' lists.

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