In this remarkable book, Duncan Watts, one of the principal architects of network theory, sets out to explain the innovative research that he and other scientists are spearheading to create a blueprint of our connected planet.
The networks of this story are everywhere: the brain is a network of neurons; organisations are people networks; the global economy is a network of national economies, which are networks of markets, which are in turn networks of interacting ...
Watts' argument has important implications in politics, business, and marketing, as well as in science and everyday life.
As sociologist and network science pioneer Duncan Watts explains in this provocative book, the explanations that we give for the outcomes that we observe in life-explanations that seem obvious once we know the answer-are less useful than ...
A narrative exploration of how the concept of common sense is inadequate in today's complex world draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into the sources of such topics as popularity, economics and self-deception.
Duncan Watts Uses This Intriguing Phenomenon- Colloquially Called Six Degrees Of Eparation -As A Prelude To A More General Exploration: Under What Conditions Can A Small World Arise In Any Kind Of Network?The Networks Of This Story Are ...
" This book brings together for the first time a set of seminal articles representing research from across these disciplines. It is an ideal sourcebook for the key research in this fast-growing field.
Duncan Watts mostra neste livro que as explicações que damos para o que observamos na vida são menos úteis do que parecem e conspiram para nos fazer acreditar que entendemos mais sobre o comportamento humano do que de fato entendemos.
Duncan J. Watts, uno de los principales arquitectos de la teoría de las redes, explica en la presente obra la innovadora investigación que él y otros científicos están realizando para entender el funcionamiento de las redes que ...
Duncan Watts mostra neste livro que as explicações que damos para o que observamos na vida são menos úteis do que parecem e conspiram para nos fazer acreditar que entendemos mais sobre o comportamento humano do que de fato entendemos.