More connections, higher polarization: The role of weak ties and status-driven dynamics

P Piotr J. Górski (Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology) G Giacomo Vaccario (Chair of Ecosystem Management, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich) J Janusz A. Hołyst (Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology) M Michael W. Macy (Department of Sociology, Cornell University)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 123, Issue 27
Published July 07, 2026
ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher National Academy of Sciences

Authors (4)

P

Piotr J. Górski

Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology

G

Giacomo Vaccario

Chair of Ecosystem Management, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich

J

Janusz A. Hołyst

Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology

M

Michael W. Macy

Department of Sociology, Cornell University