<p>Check out <a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/networks-book/networks-book.pdf" rel="nofollow"><em>Networks, Crowds, and Markets</em></a> (David Easley and Jon Kleinberg, 2010), esp. chapters 16 and 19.</p>

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pythonist
<p>I recall seeing references to studies about the spreading of true/false beliefs through social networks. I think this research tends to be grounded in game theory or evolutionary theory (like gene transmission), but I could be wrong.</p>

<p>Can anyone direct me to the research on this or point to seminal papers? I took a quick look at Google Scholar, but it's not clear where to start.  I'm interested in theory papers, but I'm especially interested in empirical work.  Any help would be great. Thanks.</p>

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One possibility is "memetics" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics, another is "small-world" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-world_experiment, and possibly "social dynamics" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_dynamics
Arnon Weinberg
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This question is dealt with in a book called "The Half Life of Facts" by Samuel Arbesman. I might answer your question directly soon.
Vakalate
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@ArnonWeinberg  I think memetics is definitely a good keyword here. Thanks!
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# Transmission of beliefs through networks

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-15)

I recall seeing references to studies about the spreading of true/false beliefs through social networks. I think this research tends to be grounded in game theory or evolutionary theory (like gene transmission), but I could be wrong.

Can anyone direct me to the research on this or point to seminal papers? I took a quick look at Google Scholar, but it's not clear where to start. I'm interested in theory papers, but I'm especially interested in empirical work. Any help would be great. Thanks.

**Tags:** social-psychology, reference-request, social-networks

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: One possibility is "memetics" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics, another is "small-world" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-world_experiment, and possibly "social dynamics" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_dynamics  
> **username_2**: This question is dealt with in a book called "The Half Life of Facts" by Samuel Arbesman. I might answer your question directly soon.  
> **username_0**: @ArnonWeinberg  I think memetics is definitely a good keyword here. Thanks!  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-07-17. Score: 3

Check out [*Networks, Crowds, and Markets*](http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/networks-book/networks-book.pdf) (David Easley and Jon Kleinberg, 2010), esp. chapters 16 and 19.


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