I recently published a novel titled Canine Plague. The premise of the book is based on a flawed medical study, which becomes viral on social media, causing a near collapse of our social structure .  I dedicated a chapter where the protagonist, Steven Bryant, describes to a neighbor how virality in social media sometimes takes on a life of it's own. He posits a theory that suggests a correlation between viral social media stories and swarm theory.  Below is the content of that chapter.  It's an … [Read more...] about Social Media Swarm Theory