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book chapters
October 19, 2023

Comparing the Efficiency of Forward and Backward Contact Tracing (PDF)→

October 19, 2023/ Steven Strogatz

J.L. Juul and S.H. Strogatz. Physical Review E 108, 034308 (2023).

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2023, journal article
mathematical biology, networks
May 24, 2022

Asymptotic Absorption-Time Distributions in Extinction-Prone Markov Processes (PDF)→

May 24, 2022/ Steven Strogatz

D. Hathcock and S.H. Strogatz. Physical Review Letters 128, 218301 (2022).

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journal article, 2022
statistical physics, mathematical biology, evolution, game theory
March 24, 2022

Modeling the Interplay Between Seasonal Flu Outcomes and Individual Vaccination Decisions (PDF)→

March 24, 2022/ Steven Strogatz

I. Papst, K.P. O’Keeffe, and S.H. Strogatz. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 84, 36 (2022).

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journal article, 2022
mathematical biology
July 24, 2020

Descendant Distributions for the Impact of Mutant Contagion on Networks→

July 24, 2020/ Steven Strogatz

J.S. Juul and S.H. Strogatz. Physical Review Research 2, 033005 (2020).

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journal article, 2020
networks, statistical physics, mathematical biology
October 17, 2019

Fitness Dependence of the Fixation-Time Distribution for Evolutionary Dynamics on Graphs (PDF)→

October 17, 2019/ Steven Strogatz

D. Hathcock and S.H. Strogatz. Physical Review E 100, 012408 (2019).

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journal article, 2019
networks, statistical physics, evolution, mathematical biology
December 31, 2017

Evolutionary Dynamics of Incubation Periods (PDF)→

December 31, 2017/ Steven Strogatz

B. Ottino-Löffler, J.G. Scott, and S.H. Strogatz. eLife 6, e30212 (2017).

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2017, journal article
evolution, mathematical biology, networks
November 14, 2017

Oscillators that Sync and Swarm (PDF)→

November 14, 2017/ Steven Strogatz

K.P. O'Keeffe, H. Hong, and S.H. Strogatz. Nature Communications 8, 1504 (2017).

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journal article, 2017
oscillators, synchronization, statistical physics, mathematical biology
September 11, 2017

Takeover Times for a Simple Model of Network Infection (PDF)→

September 11, 2017/ Steven Strogatz

B. Ottino-Löffler, J. Scott, and S.H. Strogatz. Physical Review E 96, 012313 (2017).

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2017, journal article
networks, mathematical biology, mathematical sociology, statistical physics
June 09, 2016

Dynamics on Expanding Spaces: Modeling the Emergence of Novelties (PDF)→

June 09, 2016/ Steven Strogatz

V. Loreto, V.D.P. Servedio, S.H. Strogatz, and F. Tria. In: M. Degli Esposti et al. (eds.), Creativity and Universality in Language. Lecture Notes in Morphogenesis, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland (2016).

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2016, book chapter
mathematical biology, statistical physics, linguistics, evolution
November 17, 2015

Toward the Darwinian Transition: Switching between Distributed and Speciated States in a Simple Model of Early Life (PDF)→

November 17, 2015/ Steven Strogatz

H. Arnold­t, S.H. Strogatz, and M. Timme. Physical Review E 92, 052909 (2015). 

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2015, journal article
evolution, networks, statistical physics, mathematical biology
May 12, 2015

Nonlinear Dynamics of the Rock-Paper-Scissors Game with Mutations (PDF)→

May 12, 2015/ Steven Strogatz

D.F.P. Toupo and S.H. Strogatz. Physical Review E 91, 052907 (2015).

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journal article, 2015
mathematical biology, evolution, game theory
January 15, 2015

Limit Cycles Sparked by Mutation in the Repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma (PDF)→

January 15, 2015/ Steven Strogatz

D.F.P. Toupo, D.G. Rand, and S.H. Strogatz. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos 24, 1430035 (2014).

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2014, journal article
mathematical biology, evolution, game theory
October 26, 2014

The Dynamics of Correlated Novelties (PDF)→

October 26, 2014/ ScienceSites

F. Tria, V. Loreto, V.D.P. Servedio and S.H. Strogatz. Scientific Reports 4, 5890 (2014). 

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2014, journal article
mathematical biology, statistical physics, linguistics, evolution
October 26, 2014

From Inflammation to Wound Healing: Using a Simple Model to Understand the Functional Versatility of Murine Macrophages (PDF)→

October 26, 2014/ ScienceSites

L.M. Childs, M. Paskow, S. Morris, M. Hesse and S. Strogatz. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 73, 2575–2604 (2011).

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2011, journal article
mathematical biology
October 25, 2014

Stability Diagram for the Forced Kuramoto Model (PDF)→

October 25, 2014/ ScienceSites

L.M. Childs and S.H. Strogatz. Chaos 18, 043128 (2008).

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2008, journal article
synchronization, oscillators, mathematical biology
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Four Cornell Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences

- Cornell Chronicle
May 1, 2024

Mathematician Steven Strogatz Receives National Award for Science Communication

- Cornell Chronicle
November 21, 2023

National Academies Announce 2023 Recipients of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications

- National Academies
November 2, 2023

New Proof Shows That ‘Expander’ Graphs Synchronize

- Quanta Magazine
July 24, 2023

The Beautiful Cover of the Japanese edition of The Calculus of Friendship

- Abakcus
June 14, 2023

$5M Gift Establishes A&S Outreach Professorship

- Cornell Chronicle
May 31, 2023

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘A Trip to Infinity’ on Netflix, a Mind-Boggling Documentary About Everything We Don’t Know About Everything

- Decider.com
September 26, 2022

How a Mathematician Spends His Sundays

- New York Times
January 28, 2022

The Secret of Synchronization

- Veritasium
March 31, 2021

Why I’m Hosting "The Joy of x" Podcast

- Quanta
January 15, 2020

TED Talk

The Science of Sync
How things in nature tend to sync up

Recent Activities

Recent Activities
Zero to Infinity
Zero to Infinity

Discover how the concepts of zero and infinity revolutionized mathematics.

— NOVA, PBS
November 16, 2022

A Trip to Infinity
A Trip to Infinity

Eminent mathematicians, particle physicists and cosmologists dive into infinity and its mind-bending implications for the universe.

— Netflix
September 26, 2022

Who's Afraid of Big Numbers?
Who's Afraid of Big Numbers?

Pretty much everyone. But it doesn’t have to be that way, two mathematicians contend.

— New York Times
June 17, 2021

The Surprising Secret of Synchronization
The Surprising Secret of Synchronization

How does order spontaneously arise out of chaos?

— Veritasium
March 31, 2021

The Math Equation That Tried to Stump the Internet
The Math Equation That Tried to Stump the Internet

Sometimes BODMAS is just PEMDAS by another name. And no, the answer is not 100.

- The New York Times
August 2, 2019

Pi Day: How One Irrational Number Made Us Modern
Pi Day: How One Irrational Number Made Us Modern

The famous mathematical ratio, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits (and counting), is the perfect symbol for our species’ long effort to tame infinity.

- The New York Times
March 14, 2019

One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine
One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine

The stunning success of AlphaZero, a deep-learning algorithm, heralds a new age of insight—one that, for humans, may not last long.

- The New York Times
December 26, 2018

Exploring Mathematical Genius
Exploring Mathematical Genius

A panel discussion about Srinivasa Ramanujan, the nature of mathematical genius, and the film "The Man Who Knew Infinity."    

- World Science Festival
March 11, 2016

Einstein's First Proof
Einstein's First Proof

Einstein's boyhood proof of the Pythagorean theorem foreshadows the scientist he later became.

- The New Yorker
November 19, 2015

Aspen Ideas Festival
Aspen Ideas Festival

On Science Friday at the 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival, Jordan Ellenberg, Jo Boaler and Steven Strogatz fielded questions from host Ira Flatow and posed brainteasers to the live audience. (Photo Credit: Olivier Douliery)

- Aspen Institute
July 3, 2015

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