Human dynamics
Human dynamics refer to a branch of
Academic research
Human Dynamics as a branch of statistical physics: Its main goal is to understand human behavior using methods originally developed in statistical physics. Research in this area started to gain momentum in 2005 after the publication of A.-L. Barabási's seminal paper The origin of bursts and heavy tails in human dynamics.[1] that introduced a queuing model that was alleged to be capable of explaining the long tailed distribution of inter event times that naturally occur in human activity.
This paper spurred a burst of activity in this new area leading to not only further theoretical development of the Barabasi model,[2][3][4][5] its experimental verification in several different activities [5][6] and the beginning of interest in using proxy tools, such as web server logs.,[7][8][9] cell phone records[10][11] and even the rate at which registration to a major international conference occurs[12] and the distance and rate people around the globe commute from home to work.[13]
In recent years there has been a growing appetite for access to new data sources[14] that might prove useful in quantifying and understanding human behavior both at the individual and collective scales.[15]
Other usage
The term Human Dynamics or Human Dynamics as Personality Dynamics has also been used to describe a framework for understanding people and is applied in a technique aimed at education and team building. It is pioneered by Sandra Seagal and David Horne.[16] It is a study of the ways in which we process information related to the balance of Physical, Emotional, and Mental components of our experiences. [17] It has been subject to some skepticism, having been described in a Dutch newspaper as a personality course with esoteric (occult) roots.[18][19]
See also
References
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- ^ Seagal, Sandra (23 January 2016). "Human Dynamics". thesystemsthinker.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Skepsis bekritiseert 'occulte' schooltraining". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Nanninga, Rob (2009). "Human Dynamics. Occulte psychologie op school". Skepter (in Dutch). 22 (1).