Measuring without labels: a different approach to information extraction
Information extraction is a major problem in the fields of natural language processing and web mining, in particular when it comes to evaluating… Read more »
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Identification of key films and personalities in the history of Cinema from a Western perspective
A movie’s success is usually measured by how much money it makes and how many awards it receives. However, this metric is flawed on several levels,… Read more »
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The combined effect of social networks and physical activity on health
Our friend-group can not only determine how we feel, but can also influence our health. But what role does the position we have… Read more »
How lobby organizations engage in the policy-making process
Policy changes and initiatives are often triggered by the stakeholders that are going to be affected by those future policies.… Read more »
Modeling a pulmonary tuberculosis infection
Although the successful treatment for tuberculosis (TB) has long been established, its length and resulting poor adherence to the… Read more »
Facing the data avalanche in Science and Healthcare
Vast amounts of data are collected every day from all aspects of people's lives. The recent field of network science aims to… Read more »
Jazz bands succeed by missing links among musicians
What makes a tune successful? Does musical innovation happen through individual genius or is it the result of teamwork? In an… Read more »
How the brain handles pain through the lens of network science
What happens in the brain when we feel pain? In this guest post, Carlo Vittorio Cannistraci explains how his team explored the… Read more »
Fighting inequality with the help of network science
The way we live in cities—where we go or shop—can have deep effects on the dynamics and wealth of different communities. In… Read more »
How trust and distrust inform our choices
Every day we are faced with a deluge of information, and not all of it is mirrored in reality. How do we decide to accept… Read more »