Erdős-Rényi Prize for Danielle Bassett

Danielle Bassett has been named the 2018 recipient of the Erdős-Rényi Prize in Network Science by the Network Science Society (NetSci) for fundamental contributions to our understanding of the network architecture of the human brain, its evolution over learning and development, and its alteration in neurological disease.

Bioengineering

Evolution, Emergence and the Brain

Mathematical model explains why metastasis can occur even when cancer is caught early

In a new study, researchers have crafted a mathematical model to understand the dynamics at play as cancerous tumors grow and spread. Setting their model into action, Jimmy Qian and Erol Akçay were able to explain that mutations that lead to metastasis often arise early in a tumor history.

Biology

Evolution, Emergence and the Brain

Curious Minds: from building knowledge networks to inciting political resistance

What is curiosity? How does it work? And where does its seemingly limitless power to shape the mind and reshape society come from? Drawing on emerging work in cognitive neuroscience and network theory, Dani Bassett discusses enacting a practice of curiosity with a flexible brain.

Bioengineering

Evolution, Emergence and the Brain

News

Erdős-Rényi Prize for Danielle Bassett

Mathematical model explains why metastasis can occur even when cancer is caught early

Curious Minds: from building knowledge networks to inciting political resistance