Alexander J Stewart1, Mohsen Mosleh2, Marina Diakonova3

  • 1Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. astewar6@central.uh.edu.

Nature
|September 6, 2019
PubMed
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网络结构可以通过"信息改"来扭曲集体决策. 策略性地放置热心分子和网络设计, 即使是在大群体中,

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