New mathematical model explains patterns of human movement by considering the costs
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
People decide to take trips for a dauntingly complex mix of reasons, but out of the individual chaos of dry-cleaning pick-ups, pizza dinners, and European vacations, a new mathematical model has emerged. It finds hidden patterns in human beings' collective excursions near, not-so-near, and far from home.