Print Email Facebook Twitter Stewardship of global collective behavior Title Stewardship of global collective behavior Author Bak-Coleman, Joseph B. (University of Washington) Alfano, M.R. (TU Delft Ethics & Philosophy of Technology; Australian Catholic University) Barfuss, Wolfram (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) Bergstrom, Carl T. (University of Washington) Centeno, Miguel A. (Princeton University) Couzin, Iain D. (Universität Konstanz; Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell am Bodensee) Donges, Jonathan F. (Stockholm University; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) Galesic, Mirta (Santa Fe Institute) Gersick, Andrew S. (Princeton University) Date 2021 Abstract Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans, information flows were initially shaped by natural selection yet are increasingly structured by emerging communication technologies. Our larger, more complex social networks now transfer high-fidelity information over vast distances at low cost. The digital age and the rise of social media have accelerated changes to our social systems, with poorly understood functional consequences. This gap in our knowledge represents a principal challenge to scientific progress, democracy, and actions to address global crises. We argue that the study of collective behavior must rise to a “crisis discipline” just as medicine, conservation, and climate science have, with a focus on providing actionable insight to policymakers and regulators for the stewardship of social systems. Subject Collective behaviorComplex systemsComputational social scienceSocial media To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:99b6f896-a842-4373-ab74-d164c358cd2c DOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2025764118 ISSN 0027-8424 Source Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (27) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type review Rights © 2021 Joseph B. Bak-Coleman, M.R. Alfano, Wolfram Barfuss, Carl T. Bergstrom, Miguel A. Centeno, Iain D. Couzin, Jonathan F. Donges, Mirta Galesic, Andrew S. Gersick, More Authors Files PDF e2025764118.full.pdf 685.15 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:99b6f896-a842-4373-ab74-d164c358cd2c/datastream/OBJ/view