Linked, AlbertLaszlo Barabasi
Linked, AlbertLaszlo Barabasi
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Linked
The New Science of Networks

Author: Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

Narrator: Henry Leyva

Unabridged: 8 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/19/2002


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Albert-László Barabási is a pioneer of real-world network theory and author of the bestseller, Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life. At 32, he was the youngest professor to be named the Emil T. Hofmann Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame and has won numerous awards for his work, including the FEBS Anniversary Prize for Systems Biology and the John von Neumann Medal for outstanding achievements. He currently lives in Boston and is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Network Science at Northeastern University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gendou

One of those anti-reductionist, complexity-obsessed, nonsensical collections of persuasive anecdotes and loose (useless) analogies. The main critique of reductionism is that it not always useful. Some problems can't be easily solved from 1st principles. The author points out the solution would be a dep......more

Goodreads review by Atila

O tipo de livro que coloco ao lado do The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood do James Gleick na categoria "livros que fazem sua visão de mundo mudar". Recomendo o Linked para qualquer pessoa que trabalhe com ciência ou com relacionamentos humanos ou entre qualquer variável. A noção de como re......more

Goodreads review by Kayson

Awesome book if you want to know why should we think in networks......more


Quotes

"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