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Dots and lines : hidden networks in social media, AI, and nature / Anthony Bonato.

Van Pelt Library QA402 .B616 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bonato, Anthony, 1971- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
System analysis.
Social networks.
Computer networks.
systems analysis.
Physical Description:
x, 276 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.
Summary:
In The Hidden World of Networks, mathematician Anthony Bonato reveals how network theory underlies everything from social media and cryptocurrency to brain function and climate systems. Through engaging examples—from political tweets to reality TV—Bonato shows how simple connections shape complex aspects of modern life, offering an accessible and insightful introduction to the power of networks.
Contents:
The network lens
The Twitter president
Survivor of the fittest?
It's a very, very small world
Memes spread like wildfire
Catch me if you can
All the world's a network
Space, the final frontier
Cells interlinked
The geometry of position
Our networked world.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781421451268
1421451263
OCLC:
1446477956

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