Bad news travels fast — but how exactly?
A new #ABM study combines #DeepLearning sentiment tracking and an epidemiological model to map how negativity about corporations spreads across Reddit's #FinancialCommunities.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/3.html
What drives households to adopt rooftop #SolarPV? A new #ABM study reveals that it is not just money —#socialnorms and #opiniondynamics matter more, with surprising insensitivity to #network structure.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/2.html
No algorithms, no biased media, no hostile users — yet #polarization still emerges. A new #ABM study extending Axelrod's model shows how rewarding interactions alone fuel a self-reinforcing "rich-get-richer" dynamic.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/1.html
#JASSS Vol.29 Issue 2 is out!
New research explores online polarization, authoritarian repression, solar PV adoption & financial sentiment spread, and more — all through the lens of #AgentBasedModeling.
Find out what #ComputationalSocialScience reveals about society 👉 jasss.org
Can #socialsolidarity prevent agro-pastoral collapse? Paul Chapron & colleagues co-designed an #ABM with Senegalese farmers to find out.
⚠️Spoiler: remove parcel lending & food sharing, and the system collapses #CompanionModeling #participatory #simulation
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Real-world #Policy problems are hard to capture with traditional models, but a #generative approach may change the game. GPLab combines #LLMs and #ABM to advance #computationalsocialscience for public decision support.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/6.html
How long before #OpioidPolicy actually reduces deaths?
OPOSim #ABM simulates #OpioidUse dynamics in #NorthCarolina to test #prevention strategies and reveals how small shifts can change #epidemic trajectories
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/5.html
Can #AI safeguard a healthy #InfoEcosystem?
An #ABM simulation shows that proactive #Bots outperform reactive #FactChecking in mitigating the spread of #ConspiracyTheories on #SocialMedia.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/4.html
How do you #model what can’t be measured?
This study demonstrates how #ParticipatoryModeling integrates local knowledge and #Calibration to capture hidden social dynamics in complex socio-ecological systems.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: www.jasss.org/29/1/3.html
Why do non-political issues polarize?
This #MultiAgentModel with #NetworkHomophily solves the discrepancy between #Simulation and #Empirical findings, showing that #OilSpillPolarization can emerge even among moderate partisans.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: www.jasss.org/29/1/1.html
The first #JASSS issue of 2026 has been published!
Dive into new #SocialSimulation studies on #PublicPolicy, #Epidemiology, #SoilDegradation, and #OpinionDynamics.
Read the full #OpenAccess articles in Vol 29(1) here: www.jasss.org/29/1/content...
The #JASSS website just got a major upgrade! 🚀
We have launched brand new dedicated sections for Awards, News, and Videos to highlight the main updates and amazing work happening in our community.
Come see what’s new! 💻 www.jasss.org/JASSS.html
#ABM thrives but fragmented code and reinvented wheels slow progress. We introduce #AGENTBLOCKS, an open #community #platform that shares & improves #ReusableBuildingBlocks to support #Standardization in ABM and beyond.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: www.jasss.org/28/4/11.html
Structural calibration of ABMs is often overlooked, yet it can dramatically shape model outcomes. We address this by introducing an innovative #InverseModelling #method to #explore & #calibrate #ABM #structures
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: www.jasss.org/28/4/10.html
Who should be traced first? An empirically calibrated #ABM shows that #ContactTracing works best when prioritizing influential spreaders—even if identified only via simple proxies like #Age and #HouseholdSize.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: www.jasss.org/28/4/9.html
By fitting an #ABM of #schoolchoice to household-level data, this study reveals unexpected #heuristic #behaviors shaping #SchoolSegregation dynamics and offers a novel #estimation #framework for realistic ABMs.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/8.html
How do #PaymentForPerformance reshape care-seeking? An #ABM of childbirth care in #Tanzania links provider incentives, informal fees, peer learning, and demand pressure, revealing effects of supply-side change.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/7.html
Watch #CompanionModeling in action!
Etienne Delay (@cirad.bsky.social & ESP Dakar) shares how local farmers and stakeholders co-design #TreeProtection and #agroecological strategies in #Senegal’s Groundnut Basin.
Insightful #participatory #simulation 🌱👉
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When #tree loss threatens #soils and #food security in #Senegal, the #SAFIRe #participatory #ABM helps communities explore new pathways for #regeneration and reshape #CommunityBased #ResourceManagement.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/6.html
Did the #Casarabe Culture truly domesticate the #Amazon? 🌿
New #ABM simulations propose a model of highly localized, intensive #land use driven by environmental 'desirability' & inter-settlement #cooperation.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/5.html
MIDAO advances #ABM by showing how specific arguments - not just abstract #socialinfluence - drive #opinion formation and #Innovation adoption. A more realistic, theory-driven perspective on #opiniondynamics.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/4.html
Why do a few players dominate #China’s e-retail #market? An #AgentBasedModel demonstrates how small shifts in #consumer risk-taking, pickiness, and #WoM can alter market power in unexpected ways.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/3.html
How does deliberation reshape collective judgment? An #AgentBasedModel of the #DoctrinalParadox compares binary voting, belief aggregation, and interaction—revealing when talk helps or deepens contradictions.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/2.html
Can models learn realistic human behavior, such as #PedestrianDynamics? This new study applies #AdaptiveGeneticProgramming within #InverseGenerativeSocialScience to evolve stochastic rules in #AgentBasedModels.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #jasss: jasss.org/28/4/1.html
For his excellent reports, promptness, and dedication, the #JASSS Editorial Board is delighted to name @vittonesp.bsky.social among the Best Top 5 Reviewers of the Year!🎓
We deeply appreciate your commitment to #PeerReview, #OpenScience, and the JASSS community!
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Recognizing her report quality, timeliness, and valuable contribution, the #JASSS Editorial Board proudly names Amineh Ghorbani among the Best Top 5 Reviewers of the Year! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to #PeerReview, #OpenScience, and our community!
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We are proud to announce the winner of the 2025 Best PhD Student Article Award: Daniel Torren-Peraire, for "An Agent-Based Model of Cultural Change for a Low-Carbon Transition", published in #JASSS, 27(1), 2024, 13
➡️ jasss.org/27/1/13.html
Congrats! 🏆
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This study rethinks #StakeholderEngagement in #AgentBasedModeling, exploring hidden dimensions of #Expertise, its diverse sources, and its subtle influence on #ComputationalModels and the #ModellingProcess.
Read the full #OpenAccess article on #jasss: jasss.org/28/3/10.html
Can #AI accelerate #ABM development? By leveraging #LLMs like #ChatGPT & #Llama, this study shows how automating model feature extraction can transform simulation design & boost efficiency.
Read the full #OpenAccess article on #jasss: www.jasss.org/28/3/9.html
What if predicting #behaviorchange was simpler than we thought? Hugo Lyons Keenan, Roben Delos Reyes &
@camzachreson.bsky.social show how just two data-driven parameters in a #microsimulation reveal real #learning and persistence patterns.
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