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Linked

The New Science of Networks

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 A cocktail party? A terrorist cell? Ancient bacteria? An international conglomerate?

All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. Albert-László Barabási, the nation’s foremost expert in the new science of networks and author of Bursts, takes us on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than previously thought. Grasping a full understanding of network science will someday allow us to design blue-chip businesses, stop the outbreak of deadly diseases, and influence the exchange of ideas and information. Just as James Gleick and the Erdos–Rényi model brought the discovery of chaos theory to the general public, Linked tells the story of the true science of the future and of experiments in statistical mechanics on the internet, all vital parts of what would eventually be called the Barabási–Albert model.Executive Producer: Karen DiMattia
Jacket design by Alex Camlin
©2002 Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
(P)2002 Random House, Inc. Career Success Decision-Making & Problem Solving Physics Science Business Mathematics Management Technology Computer Science

Critic reviews

"A sweeping look at a new and exciting science." —Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief, Science Magazine

"Captivating…Linked is a playful, even exuberant romp through an exciting new field." —Time Out New York
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This is a fantastic book and one I have come back to and re-listened several times. The ideas presented here are just so fascinating. I never dreamed I would like this book so much. It's over six months ago since I first heard it but I still think about, and talk about, it a lot. This is not a lot of high foluting scientific stuff you can't understand, quite the opposite - it's clear, it's endlesly fascinating and relevant to everyday life - well my life anyway! After you've heard it you will be dying to play the Kevin Bacon game!

The narrator is great too. A pleasure to listen to.

So Good!

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The Book is really good and worth Reading , as this is said it is really a good book with lot of information.

The Book is really good and worth Reading

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Fascinatingly insightful and wide reaching, which is typical of explorations into complexity. It wanders off down wonderful avenues, a few dead ends, but mostly looking back around synonymous with the characteristics of the networks being unfolded in the narrative. A few of the concepts have moved on considerably in the intervening years - after all it is the century of complexity - but the historical contexts and the building of the complementary concepts stands the test of time. Seven bridges no unique route! I think this is where Gladwell knicked most of his ideas, albeit that here they are steeped in the intricate windings of scientific provenance, rather than opinion.
Bit boring here and there, but hey, it's worth sticking with a classic!

Seven Bridges No Convenient Route

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The book has a good pace with relevant depth, background and incite, allowing access to a new area of study for me, well worth a read

Wonderful read, great subject area,

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The points made are interesting but the author makes them time and time again and labours the point too often.

I don't know if he is trying to flesh out what should have been a briefer book or doesn't have confidence in his ability to explain the subject matter in a manner that the audience can understand.

I ended up becoming frustrated and thinking 'I know, you've said so five times already' when listening to this audiobook and is the only one I?ve not listened to all the way though. I think an abridged version would have been better!

There are far better science books out there about Emergence in my opinion - even though few are on audiobook yet.

Tediously labours the point

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