Month: April 2016

The man who studies the spread of ignorance

How do people or companies with vested interests spread ignorance and obfuscate knowledge? Georgina Kenyon finds there is a term which defines this phenomenon. Source: The man who studies the spread of ignorance (via Stephen Downes) Apparently there is whole area…

Social Network Analysis of Game of Thrones

The article linked below is a good example of social network analysis in an accessible way for anyone who watches Game of Thrones (not so much if you don’t! but still might be good for students http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Mathhorizons/NetworkofThrones%20%281%29.pdf