InfoMullet (Analysis of Complex News)

From mass shootings to insurgencies to war, the world worries about #extremism and #violence. Why does this happen and what can we do to stop it? Pleased to share my Ph.D. dissertation exploring these problems: digital.wpi.edu/concern/etds/k… /1 @lexfridman @systemdynamics_ @sfiscience

Understanding Harassment, Toxicity & Assault as a System not an Incident : Risk Guide for Partner Dancing Communities - Part 4 youtu.be/9PrQDqLbpEg /5

Understanding Harassment, Toxicity & Assault as a System not an Incident : Risk Guide for Partner Dancing Communities - Part 3 youtu.be/ytgHMysHK7E /4

Not on here very frequently but still doing podcasts, papers and presentations. Last few (a 🧵) Combatting Disinformation & Voting for Social Determinants of Health youtu.be/VVZ1jy5-UDc?t=… Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW). /1

@allieeveknox Slides into your DMs to whisper in a darkly bearded voice: "Anyone with a grad degree earned in the US will have a trauma-fueled work ethic." 😂🤣

Gimme a tall, dark bearded man with a grad degree and a trauma fueled work ethic. 😍😍

10 years researching public mass killings #terror contagions, the question I get asked the most is “What can we do to reduce the violence of #massshootings and #terrorism?" Here's an open-access peer-reviewed article answering that, so pls share incose.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sy…

Got more topics you want to see covered in a conversational style like this? Suggest them below.

MicroMullet on the #ISIS attack on #Iran at the #soleimani memorial. Covers his bckgrnd, fight with ISIS & regional dynamics including #Israel , #Hamas , #Afghanistan , #Houthi , and #SaudiArabia, #Turkey , #Syria and #USA . Suggest more topics below! youtu.be/M3T4i0hwSHo

And the "High-Risk Sorting to Radical Networks" structure is a simplified version of the below. Two symmetrical halves of 'moderating' and 'radicalizing' nework structures, that reduces down into success-to-the-succesful archetype, as depicted in the main CLD:

Just finished great live stream with @ProfSteveKeen sharing research on violent radicalization and discussing the #HamasIsraelWar . Comment/share/DM for an author's copy. Livestream: youtu.be/mxIRbxW4MZg?t=… Root Causes of Violent Radicalization: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd…

For those wondering on the "full" CLD, including negative feedback loops, here it is:

And the "Friends" of Steve Keen & Friends @trendingcycles ; @TyKeynes ; and @planksip ! Thanks for having me, great discussion!

Article URL: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd… Recent Video Plenary Presentation from ISDC 2023 in Chicago: youtu.be/KONLI7iQFaQ (2 of 2)

New violent radicalization research published in SDR. Includes a system structure that helps explain the dynamics of #Hamas v. #Israel conflict. As the author, if requested, I can provide a copy, just leave a comment below or ask in DM. (1 of 2)

An 8,300 word MegaMullet on the Hamas v. Israel war including background context, analysis of the invasion, thoughts on Israel's retaliation and references to research incl simulations I've done that are relevant to the topic. (3 of 3)

TLDRUpFront(cont): Permanent dismantling of Hamas and the removal of Netanyahu’s government, and repudiation of his governing style, are required to allow space for something else to grow in the region. (2 of 3)

TLDRUpFront: Hamas can start a war, and Israel can win the war, but neither can win the peace. Failing to get to the roots of mutually held grievances by Palestinians and Israelis is just pulling weeds. (1 of 3) infomullet.com/2023/10/10/ham… #Hamas #Israel

Sharing our plenary presentation on #terror contagions #ISDC2023 at the @systemdynamics_ conference. Whether you've been following our work for years or just started, this is a good all-in-one video/Q&A on the terror contagion hypothesis. youtu.be/KONLI7iQFaQ

Sharing some of our more recent work!