A Mathematical Argument for Stable Families or Stable Friendships

March 30, 2017

Working with Emmanuel College scientists, Martin Nowak and Ben Allen (Researcher) developed an algorithm to predict whether a social structure is likely to favor cooperation. Their findings suggest strong pairwise relationships, rather than loose scattered networks, are more favorable for cooperation. The study is published in Nature.  News Coverage: Harvard GazettePhys.org.

See also: Faculty News, 2017