Conflicts in Wikipedia now modelled by statistical physicists

Information and communication technology has enabled us to solve complex problems in collaboration across the world. Everything from wiki-based platforms to open software development all the way to the experiments in CERN has benefited from advances in ICT. Not only have unprecedented forms of synergy emerged, but also inevitable clashes of opinions between large numbers of individuals.



via Phys.org: Physics News http://phys.org/news/2013-02-conflicts-wikipedia-statistical-physicists.html