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SUBMITTER: Condie SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7809277 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Condie Scott A SA Condie Corrine M CM
Scientific reports 20210114 1
Understanding the processes underlying development and persistence of polarised opinions has been one of the key challenges in social networks for more than two decades. While plausible mechanisms have been suggested, they assume quite specialised interactions between individuals or groups that may only be relevant in particular contexts. We propose that a more broadly relevant explanation might be associated with the influence of external events. An agent-based bounded-confidence model has been ...[more]