Complex social contagion makes networks more vulnerable to disease outbreaks · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1211.0518/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTComplex social contagion makes networks more vulnerable to disease outbreaks — mentioned by marcelsalathehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5190919urn:hackerpapers:mention:1211.0518:5190919Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:15:32 GMT<p>This is a cool visual demonstration of the concept. The concept of herd immunity, and how it breaks down, especially due to personal opinions, is my main research interest. I&#x27;ve published a couple of papers over the years, for those who are interested (all are open access): The effect of opinion clustering on disease outbreaks http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/29/1505.ful... Assessing Vaccination Sentiments with Online Social Media: Implications for Infectious Disease Dynamics and Control http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal... Complex Social Contagion…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1211.0518/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.soc-ph