Researchers awarded grant from NSF to study impact of geography on social networks; findings will help them understand how physical space and closeness contribute to perceived feelings of safety and cohesiveness among neighbors based on where their networks exist - information useful to urban planners interested in developing and shaping communities to fit residents' social and interpersonal needs
Using a new mathematical framework, researchers suggest they may be able to account for the large number of unknowns that current probability theory does not address; applications in political science, economics, psychology