Airbnb-ing around the world
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Identifying urban features for vulnerable road user safety in Europe
Which traffic participants and which urban features are most associated with road deaths? Recently published work in EPJ Data Science explores this question with… Read more »
To prepare or not to prepare: What motivates people to reduce their risk from volcanic impacts?
What motivates people to prepare for volcanic hazards? In a recent study from the Journal of Applied Volcanology, Lauren Vinnell and co-authors from New Zealand and… Read more »
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Hiring for prestige reinforces steep and persistent hierarchies in academia
Who hires whose graduates as faculty and what role does "prestige" play in hiring networks? Eun Lee explains this and more in the… Read more »
Algorithms Suggest Epic Moments in Live Streaming
How to spot a memorable or "epic" moment in a live video content? Meeyoung Cha and Kunwoo Park talk about their recently published… Read more »
The Guarneri in the Attic
How was it possible to attribute a violin of uncertain dating to the famous Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andreae (1666–1740)? Mauro… Read more »
Developing Mobility as a Service: user, operator and governance perspectives
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is an emerging concept aiming to fulfill individual mobility needs in a sustainable way by combining… Read more »
Typed Citations in the Journal of Cheminformatics
Citations form the basis of many metrics in the academic publishing world. While they are often seen as a mark of scientific… Read more »
Using network analysis to understand and predict the Parliament’s Brexit Shenanigans
Can network science help us understand and possibly predict the voting behavior on contentious political issues? In a recent… Read more »
Facebook surveys provide rapid insights into people’s behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
How did people change their behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic? In an article recently published in EPJ Data Science, Daniela… Read more »