LEMMA
Learning about Evolution and Mutation with Mathematics and Algorithms
Team LEMMA is a Class of 2022 undergraduate research team in the University of Maryland, College Park Gemstone honors program. Our goal is to create a mathematical model that can capture the spread of extremist ideologies over social media.
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Determining Extremism
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Why Mathematics?
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Determining exactly what constitutes extremist content can be difficult. Using characteristics of extremism identified by researchers, we can consistently categorize social media content into several levels of extremism. Our model is then informed by extremist trends gathered from real-life social media data.
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Mathematics provides many ways to model dynamical systems. Graph theory, game theory, and differential equations are all possible concepts we can use to represent the intricate ways in which we interact online. A mathematical model allows us to gain insight into our behavior through formal analysis.
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