Six Degrees
by Duncan J. Watts · first published 2003
4mentions
2recommended by
3HN commenters
2010–2022first – last mentioned
67% recommend33% neutral
An architect of network theory summarizes his team's endeavor to create a blueprint of the world's networks, citing the scientific elements of the Internet, economies, terrorist organizations, and other knowledge-based groups.
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
…some useful info. I also recommend these few books as a good starting point: Network Science: Theory and Applications[2] Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means[3] Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age[4] The Wisdom of Crowds[5] Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks[6] Diffusion of Innovations[7] Of course - being that Network Science is…
on “An Introduction to Graph Theory and Network Science” ↗…- Orwell The Trouble With Physics - Lee Smolin Time Reborn - Lee Smolin Ambient Findability - Peter Morville Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software - Steven Johnson Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age - Duncan Watts Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life - Albert-laszlo Barabasi Artificial Life…
on “Ask HN: What are the most thought-provoking books that you have read?” ↗Duncan Watts (http://www.amazon.com/Six-Degrees-Science-Connected-Age/dp/0...) wrote about this kind of thing in a clear and interesting way.
on “Viral Pockets” ↗…thanks to a series of breakthroughs in network theory by researchers like Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Duncan Watts, and Bernardo Huberman among others, breakthroughs being described in books like Linked, Six Degrees, and The Laws of the Web, we know that power law distributions tend to arise in social systems where many people express their preferences among many options. We also know that as the number of options…
on “Shirky.com is gone” ↗