Duncan J. Watts is the Stevens University Professor and the Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Everything Is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer and Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age.
"An engaging and informative introduction."
*Science*
"Playfully and clearly written. . . . [Watts] uses examples
adroitly, and mixes abstract theory with real-world anecdotes with
superb skill. . . . I have not enjoyed reading a book this much in
a long time."---Peter Kareiva, Quarterly Review of Biology
"[Small Worlds] will be seized on by those seeking a first rough
map of this fascinating new mathematical land. Those entering can
expect to find some amazing connections between areas of research
with apparently nothing in common, such as neurology to business
studies. But then, it's a small world."---Robert Matthews, New
Scientist
"Informally written and aimed at a wide audience, this book shows
how mathematics yields new vistas on ubiquitous and seemingly
familiar aspects of our world."
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