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Opinion formation and the collective dynamics of risk perception by Moussaïd, Mehdi

“…The formation of collective opinion is a complex phenomenon that results from the combined effects of mass media exposure and social influence between…”
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How simple rules determine pedestrian behavior and crowd disasters by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Helbing, Dirk, Theraulaz, Guy

“…With the increasing size and frequency of mass events, the study of crowd disasters and the simulation of pedestrian flows have become important research…”
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The amplification of risk in experimental diffusion chains by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Brighton, Henry, Gaissmaier, Wolfgang

“…Understanding how people form and revise their perception of risk is central to designing efficient risk communication methods, eliciting risk awareness, and…”
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The walking behaviour of pedestrian social groups and its impact on crowd dynamics by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Perozo, Niriaska, Garnier, Simon, Helbing, Dirk, Theraulaz, Guy

“…Human crowd motion is mainly driven by self-organized processes based on local interactions among pedestrians. While most studies of crowd behaviour consider…”
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Comparing Groups of Independent Solvers and Transmission Chains as Methods for Collective Problem-Solving by Yahosseini, Kyanoush Seyed, Moussaïd, Mehdi

“…Groups can be very successful problem-solvers. This collective achievement crucially depends on how the group is structured, that is, how information flows…”
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Patterns of cooperation during collective emergencies in the help-or-escape social dilemma by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Trauernicht, Mareike

“…Although cooperation is central to the organisation of many social systems, relatively little is known about cooperation in situations of collective emergency…”
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Adaptive social networks promote the wisdom of crowds by Almaatouq, Abdullah, Noriega-Campero, Alejandro, Alotaibi, Abdulrahman, Krafft, P. M., Moussaid, Mehdi, Pentland, Alex

“…Social networks continuously change as new ties are created and existing ones fade. It is widely acknowledged that our social embedding has a substantial…”
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Crowd behaviour during high-stress evacuations in an immersive virtual environment by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Kapadia, Mubbasir, Thrash, Tyler, Sumner, Robert W., Gross, Markus, Helbing, Dirk, Hölscher, Christoph

“…Understanding the collective dynamics of crowd movements during stressful emergency situations is central to reducing the risk of deadly crowd disasters. Yet,…”
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The echo in flu-vaccination echo chambers: Selective attention trumps social influence by Giese, Helge, Neth, Hansjörg, Moussaïd, Mehdi, Betsch, Cornelia, Gaissmaier, Wolfgang

“…•This study scrutinizes how vaccination arguments propagate in chains of people.•Shared arguments depend on prior attitudes independently of the received…”
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Acute Stress Reduces the Social Amplification of Risk Perception by Popovic, Nathalie F., Bentele, Ulrike U., Pruessner, Jens C., Moussaïd, Mehdi, Gaissmaier, Wolfgang

“…Risk perceptions typically underlie a complex social dynamic: Risk-related information is transmitted between individuals, this information influences risk…”
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Can Simple Transmission Chains Foster Collective Intelligence in Binary-Choice Tasks? by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Seyed Yahosseini, Kyanoush

“…In many social systems, groups of individuals can find remarkably efficient solutions to complex cognitive problems, sometimes even outperforming a single…”
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Dynamical networks of influence in small group discussions by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Noriega Campero, Alejandro, Almaatouq, Abdullah

“…In many domains of life, business and management, numerous problems are addressed by small groups of individuals engaged in face-to-face discussions. While…”
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Reach and speed of judgment propagation in the laboratory by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Herzog, Stefan M., Kämmer, Juliane E., Hertwig, Ralph

“…In recent years, a large body of research has demonstrated that judgments and behaviors can propagate from person to person. Phenomena as diverse as political…”
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Collective Information Processing and Pattern Formation in Swarms, Flocks, and Crowds by Moussaid, Mehdi, Garnier, Simon, Theraulaz, Guy, Helbing, Dirk

“…The spontaneous organization of collective activities in animal groups and societies has attracted a considerable amount of attention over the last decade…”
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Virtual Sensing and Virtual Reality: How New Technologies Can Boost Research on Crowd Dynamics by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Schinazi, Victor R, Kapadia, Mubbasir, Thrash, Tyler

“…The collective behavior of human crowds often exhibits surprisingly regular patterns of movement. These patterns stem from social interactions between…”
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Experimental study of the behavioural mechanisms underlying self-organization in human crowds by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Helbing, Dirk, Garnier, Simon, Johansson, Anders, Combe, Maud, Theraulaz, Guy

“…In animal societies as well as in human crowds, many observed collective behaviours result from self-organized processes based on local interactions among…”
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Social influence and the collective dynamics of opinion formation by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Kämmer, Juliane E, Analytis, Pantelis P, Neth, Hansjörg

“…Social influence is the process by which individuals adapt their opinion, revise their beliefs, or change their behavior as a result of social interactions…”
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"Big data" needs an analysis of decision processes by Analytis, Pantelis P, Moussaïd, Mehdi, Artinger, Florian, Kämmer, Juliane E, Gigerenzer, Gerd

“…We demonstrate by means of a simulation that the conceptual map presented by Bentley et al. is incomplete without taking into account people's decision…”
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Traffic instabilities in self-organized pedestrian crowds by Moussaïd, Mehdi, Guillot, Elsa G, Moreau, Mathieu, Fehrenbach, Jérôme, Chabiron, Olivier, Lemercier, Samuel, Pettré, Julien, Appert-Rolland, Cécile, Degond, Pierre, Theraulaz, Guy

“…In human crowds as well as in many animal societies, local interactions among individuals often give rise to self-organized collective organizations that offer…”
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The interaction between map complexity and crowd movement on navigation decisions in virtual reality by Zhao, Hantao, Thrash, Tyler, Grossrieder, Armin, Kapadia, Mubbasir, Moussaïd, Mehdi, Hölscher, Christoph, Schinazi, Victor R

“…A carefully designed map can reduce pedestrians' cognitive load during wayfinding and may be an especially useful navigation aid in crowded public…”
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