Riccardo Di Clemente Associate Professor in the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University London riccardo.diclemente@nulondon.ac.uk Expertise criminal network intervention, digital footprint, gender differences in urban vibrancy, human mobility, network science, social science, urban resilience, voter opinions Riccardo Di Clemente for Northeastern Global NewsFrom politics to sports, Reddit conversations narrow and intensify before major events, new research findsNetwork scientist Riccardo Di Clemente found sporting and political conversations developed in similar ways on the social media platform. Missing data hinders law enforcement’s fight against gangs, Northeastern network scientists findA standard approach to recording data about criminal activity has the potential to bolster attempts to disrupt networks, researchers report.