false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172255158m/154293.jpg 154293 2 How is the human brain like the AIDS epidemic? Ask physicist Albert-László Barabási and he'll explain them both in terms of networks of individual nodes connected via complex but understandable relationships. <I>Linked: The New Science of Networks</I> is his bright, accessible guide to the fundamentals underlying neurology, epidemiology, Internet traffic, and many other fields united by complexity.<p> Barabási's gift for concrete, nonmathematical explanations and penchant for eccentric humor would make the book thoroughly enjoyable even if the content weren't engaging. But the results of Barabási's research into the behavior of networks are deeply compelling. Not all networks are created equal, he says, and he shows how even fairly robust systems like the Internet could be crippled by taking out a few super-connected nodes, or hubs. His mathematical descriptions of this behavior are helping doctors, programmers, and security professionals design systems better suited to their needs. <I>Linked</I> presents the next step in complexity theory--from understanding chaos to practical applications. <I>--Rob Lightner</I> 148916 2002 Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means total:374|5:86|4:155|3:104|2:26|1:3| 374 1417 685 75 4 5 false false Fri Apr 17 16:29:22 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 16:36:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 17:28:31 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 16:57:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 17:33:33 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 21:44:59 -0800 2009
I found this book far more enjoyable than 'Sync' which I found hard to follow at times, even though both books deal with similiar subj...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 15:29:59 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:55:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:05:36 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:30:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 13:06:40 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 05:15:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 12:51:39 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 12:54:13 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Sep 21 14:02:42 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 14:14:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 13 14:32:06 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 15 08:25:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 25 19:18:27 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 10 05:32:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 12:56:26 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 12:55:03 -0700 2009 An interesting blend of detail and layman's explanations, this book was a great read and I will Need to read this book again. Barabasi makes me want to pull out the old Graph Theory book (looking at it right now) and brush up on my stats. The implications of his ideas are ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 15:55:06 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 15:56:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 11 21:43:10 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 21:48:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 15:46:10 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 15:49:14 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 05:07:31 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:31:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 27 07:26:17 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 08:03:19 -0800 2007
Barabasi could serve as a role model for all aspiring science writers - this fascinating book takes a difficult subject and renders it access...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Aug 19 12:03:11 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 08:05:44 -0700 2009
This book, in particular, discusses the application of network theory in t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 10:33:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:38:20 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 06:20:22 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 06:23:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 12:46:22 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 08:44:38 -0800 2009
It was impressive how the laws / general principles derived from (each of) movie, internet, cinema networks could be applied to make useful declarations about biological, financial and governances complex systems...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=154293