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Schelling Segregation for a rumor spreading
Built for engineers using it for real design work. Go from concept to a running model in the browser, then scale to the cloud when needed. Simulate a rumor spreading live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
Schelling SegregationLive
emergent segregation from mild bias
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Each agent is happy if at least this fraction of its neighbors share its color; unhappy agents move to a random empty cell. Even a mild preference for similar neighbors drives sharp, global segregation — Schelling's famous result.
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Happy0.0%
Threshold35%
Grid80²
Governing equation
Reading this result: Even a moderate 35% preference drives global segregation — Schelling's core surprise — with the grid still settling.
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