Linked

how everything is connected to everything else and what it means for business, science, and everyday life

by Albert-Laszló Barabási, Albert-Laszló Barabási, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

294 pages

English language

Published Oct. 22, 2003 by Plume.

ISBN:: 978-0-452-28439-5
OCLC Number:: 52315903

(10 reviews)

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-Laszlo Barabasi, the nations foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than previoulsy 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 brought the discovery of the Chaos theory to the general public, Linked tells the story of the true science of the future.

2 editions

Chris Aldrich reviewed Linked by Albert-László Barabási

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3 stars

Some generally solid overview of the earlier days of network science. Barabasi is a pretty solid general science writer and makes most of his ideas relatively clear. I'm hoping this is a good intro to some of the background for his new textbook on network science.

While some pieces and ideas seem dated, this was generally enjoyable without getting too deep into the weeds. Naturally there are many sections that could stand for updates, even just a decade or more later.