agent-based social simulation

Agent-based social simulation is a method used to study how individual people or groups behave and interact within a society. It involves creating computer models where each "agent" represents a person, organization, or group with specific rules for how they act and communicate. By observing how these agents interact over time, researchers can explore complex social phenomena like traffic patterns, spread of information, or collective decision-making. This approach helps us understand and predict social dynamics by analyzing how simple behaviors at the individual level can lead to larger, emergent societal patterns.