Euan Wilson

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  [Article] When Emotions Ran High: Study Finds that Twitter Swearing Predicted Iranian Protests

  Euan Wilson reveals the instigator behind both Iran’s spike in Twitter swear words during the movement and its protests.
   
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  [Article] Melody and Mood: An Update on the Socionomics of Popular Music

  In this update, socionomists Matt Lampert and Euan Wilson investigate popular music trends from the late 1990s to 2009.
   
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  [Article] Even Against Good Fundamentals, Negative Social Mood Will Sound the Drums of War: The American Revolution

  By Euan Wilson | From the August 2013 Socionomist   “Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by […]
   
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  [Article] Parting of Peaceful Ways: Social Mood Declines Precede Civil Wars

  Modern peacekeeping efforts have done little to slow the human appetite for civil war. In fact, the rates of emergence for new civil wars have
   
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  [Article] Marijuana: The Mood Shifts, and Decades of Prohibition Go Up in Smoke

  By Gary Grimes, with Euan Wilson | Excerpted from the November 2013 Socionomist   White Widow, Sour Diesel, Maui Wowie. When the smoke clears in the medical and recreational marijuana industries, pot strains like these may be as recognized as Tylenol and Budweiser. In this bold article, Gary Grimes and […]
   
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  [Audio] Euan Wilson on the Traders Network

  Euan Wilson joined host Michael Yorba on the Traders Network Radio Show to talk about what changes in social mood tell us about society at large.
   
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  [Audio] How Social Mood Affects Human Actions

  What is the nature of social mood? How does it affect the stock market, cultural fads, entertainment and world-wide trends?
   
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  Roads and Recessions: A Socionomic Analysis of Cars and Travel

  Euan Wilson takes the wheel and drives right to the heart of how social mood affects trends in auto design, driving habits, and even your safety on the road in this issue of the Socionomist.
   
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  [Article] Television Ventures to the Dark Side

  The current “falling transition” in social mood makes for strong, complex cross-currents of artistic expression throughout society, including on television. Breaking Bad and other lauded shows are similar to what happened in rock music in 1967-1968. Then, a falling transition produced relatively artistic popular music, with complex influences and innovative arrangements. Bright “psychedelic” lights accompanied moody lyrics. Bands epitomizing the style included The Beatles, Big Brother, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chicago Transit Authority, Cold Blood, Cream, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Santana.
   
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  [Article] Financial Writing Reflects Stock Market Trends

  Why would financial reporters’ expressions resemble each other more when positive mood was increasing and less when negative mood was increasing?