Social simulation is a research field that applies computational methods to study issues in the social sciences. The issues explored include problems in computational law, psychology, organizational behavior, sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, geography, engineering, archaeology and linguistics. Social simulation aims to cross the gap between the descriptive approach used in the social sciences and the formal approach used in the natural sciences, by moving the focus on the processes/mechanisms/behaviors that build the social reality. In social simulation, computers support human reasoning activities by executing these mechanisms. This field explores the simulation of societies as complex non-linear systems, which are difficult to study with classical mathematical equation-based models. Robert Axelrod regards social simulation as a third way of doing science, differing from both the deductive and inductive approach; generating data that can be analysed inductively, but coming from a rigorously specified set of rules rather than from direct measurement of the real world. Thus, simulating a phenomenon is akin to generating it—constructing artificial societies. These ambitious aims have encountered . The social simulation approach to the social sciences is promoted and coordinated by three regional associations, ESSA for Europe, North America (reorganizing under the new CSSS name), and PAAA Pacific Asia. (Wikipedia).
Social Psychology Part 1: The Power of Situation and Framing
Social psychology is an enormous field, which studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and beliefs are constructed within the context of interactions with other members of society. Why do we act differently around different people? How do we develop and maintain our belief systems? What is
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Shawndra Hill "The Value of Social (for) TV"
http://strataconf.com/stratany2013/public/schedule/detail/31311 Social TV is a term that broadly describes the online social interactions that occur between viewers while watching television. Television shows are now instigating online social interactions between viewers by requesting vie
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Social Psychology Part 3: Looking at Each Other
So far in the realm of social psychology we've examined the power of situation and framing, as well as the manner in which we view ourselves. Now let's take a look at how we view other people. How is society built upon the ways that we interact, and trust that other people will behave? Sc
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Network Analysis. Lecture 16. Social learning
Social learning in networks. DeGroot model. Reaching consensus. Influence vector. Social influence networks. Lecture slides: http://www.leonidzhukov.net/hse/2015/networks/lectures/lecture16.pdf
From playlist Structural Analysis and Visualization of Networks.
This video is part of an online course, Intro to Algorithms. Check out the course here: https://www.udacity.com/course/cs215.
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From playlist Week 9: Social Networks
If you are interested in learning more about this topic, please visit http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ to view the entire tutorial on our website. It includes instructional text, informational graphics, examples, and even interactives for you to practice and apply what you've learned.
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Statistical Rethinking 2022 Lecture 15 - Social Networks
Slides and other course materials: https://github.com/rmcelreath/stat_rethinking_2022 Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm0AG5Zr1IU Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iVdR2rtD90 Pause: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxPdsqrQByM Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 03:46 Sharing and ne
From playlist Statistical Rethinking 2022
Simulation: The Challenge for Data Science
While machine learning has recently had dramatic successes, there is a large class of problems that it will never be able to address on its own. To test a policy proposal, for example, often requires understanding a counterfactual scenario that has never existed in the past, and that may
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Statistical Rethinking 2023 - 15 - Social Networks
Course: https://github.com/rmcelreath/stat_rethinking_2023 Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iVdR2rtD90 Pause: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6QqkEsGxNY Outline 00:00 Introduction 02:25 Sample and causal model 12:18 Generative model 1 17:39 Statistical model 1 27:42 Pause 28:18 G
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Simulogue: a simulation platform for integrated governance by Harsha Krishna
Program Summer Research Program on Dynamics of Complex Systems ORGANIZERS: Amit Apte, Soumitro Banerjee, Pranay Goel, Partha Guha, Neelima Gupte, Govindan Rangarajan and Somdatta Sinha DATE : 15 May 2019 to 12 July 2019 VENUE : Madhava hall for Summer School & Ramanujan hall f
From playlist Summer Research Program On Dynamics Of Complex Systems 2019
Mathematica Experts Live: Social Networks and Data Science
A panel of Mathematica experts discuss and demonstrate some of the new features of Mathematica 9 in the areas of social network analysis and data science. For more information about Mathematica, please visit: http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica
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Reflections on an epidemic video | Week 6 | 18.S191 MIT Fall 2020 | Grant Sanderson
A "directors cut" of the 3blue1brown video on simulating epidemics, aimed at those about to write their own toy epidemic models. Original video: https://youtu.be/gxAaO2rsdIs Course website: https://mitmath.github.io/18S191/Fall20/ 00:00 Welcome! 00:10 Help us add time stamps or captions to
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Chad Topaz (11/1/17): Topological data analysis of collective motion
Nature abounds with examples of collective motion, including bird flocks, fish schools, and insect swarms. We use topological data analysis to characterize the global dynamics of the agent-based collective motion models of Vicsek et al. (1995) and D'Orsogna et al. (2006). Numerical positio
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Stanford researchers examine the psychology of virtual reality
Researchers in Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab are exploring the dynamics and implications of interactions among people in immersive virtual reality simulations.
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COVIDsim, A pandemic simulation: Devils in the Details: Arizona State University (ASU)
ASU’s Ask A Biologist team has created COVIDsim — a science-based simulation tool that helps users visualize the impact of preventative measures such as masking, social distancing and vaccinations in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more at https://askabiologist.asu.edu/covi
From playlist Devils in the Details
Alison Heppenstall - Alan Turing Institute & University of Leeds, UK
Women in Data Science (WiDS) Turku 2021
From playlist Women in Data Science (WiDS) Turku 2021
Bayesian Decision Flow Diagrams: An Agent Based Modeling....(Remote Talk) by Parantapa Bhattacharya
DISCUSSION MEETING THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF MACHINE LEARNING (ML) ORGANIZERS: Chiranjib Bhattacharya, Sunita Sarawagi, Ravi Sundaram and SVN Vishwanathan DATE : 27 December 2018 to 29 December 2018 VENUE : Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS, Bangalore ML (Machine Learning) has enjoyed tr
From playlist The Theoretical Basis of Machine Learning 2018 (ML)
Why Study Social Work?| College Majors | College Degrees | Study Hall
What can you do with a social work major? In Social Work you can expect to study psychology, sociology, statistics, politics and so much more. Basically, Social Work is the study of individuals and how to best help others function in their environment. If you possess a desire to help peo
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