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From in-crowds to power couples, network science uncovers the hidden structure of community dynamics

  • Written by Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
From in-crowds to power couples, network science uncovers the hidden structure of community dynamicsCan you tell who in this picture wields soft power? A new technique for analyzing networks can.gremlin/E+ via Getty Images

The world is a networked place, literally and figuratively. The field of network science is used today to understand phenomena as diverse as the spread of misinformation, West African trade and protein-protein interactions in...

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