The collective motion of large crowds may be predictable past a certain density of people in a given area, according to a study published in Nature. The findings, based on four years of observations ...

Patterns of human behavior and movement in crowded cities -- the tipping point at which agitated crowds become anti-social mobs, the configuration of civic areas as defensible spaces that also promote ...

A crowd does not need a leader to fall into step. In public spaces, people sort themselves into lanes, avoid collisions, and ...

The New York Knicks' first championship in 53 years sparked jubilation, vandalism, and arrests. Psychology helps explain why.

Electrons whizzing around each other and humans crammed together at a political rally don't seem to have much in common, but researchers at Cornell are connecting the dots. They've developed a highly ...

After nearly two years of social isolation, it is no wonder everyone has been itching to jump back into life the way it was before the pandemic. However, the recent Astroworld tragedy is proof the ...

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When people gather in large groups, they often act in ways that are different from how they would behave individually. Crowds can be manipulated in many ways. Mob behavior, swarm behavior, and herding ...