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Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age Duncan J. Watts
Publisher: W.W.Norton

Granovetter, “The Strength of Weak Ties,” American Journal of Sociology 78 (May 1973), 1360-1380. 'The Computer for the 21st Century' http://www.ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/SciAmDraft3.html. I read this book because it received a favourable review in Asimov's (or was it Analog?). On the Reading Stand: Network Science. Watts makes the argument that we are all connected through six people; meaning we can reach any other person through six other people, even if we have nothing in common with them. The Science of the Connected Age (New York: W.W. In his 2003 book 'Six Degrees', Duncan Watts expounded the idea of being connected in the digital age, drawing upon the theories of psychologist Stanley Milgram. Posted by Donald Mangus at 10:49 AM · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook. Milgram had previously postulated that although the world's population is relatively Six Degrees of Separation is a useful book because it illuminates the science behind our daily use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Frans de Waal and 'The Age of Empathy'. For detailed information on the theoretical background of the “six degrees” phenomenon and research that has been done to date, see Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age by Duncan J. Watts, “The Connected Age,” Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age, (New York: W.W. In their new book 'Connected,' the pair describe research into how social networks tie into obesity, smoking, voting behavior, happiness, and more. Six Degrees: The science of a connected age; by Duncan Watts Network Theory is as engrossing a field of study as any you are likely to come across. Http://www.amazon.com/Six-Degrees-The-Science-Connected/dp/0393325423/ref=sr_1_sc_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370626928&sr=1-7-spell&keywords=network+scence. Affect our health and behavior. Six Degrees by Duncan Watts provides a lively overview of the emerging science of networks within the context of the lives of the scholars who are making it happen. Six Degrees: the science of a connected age (2004 in paperback, ISBN 0-393-32542-3 and 2003 in hardcover, ISBN 0-393-04142-5) is a popular science book by Duncan J. 2) I recently read the book Six Degrees: the science of the connected age which covers network theory as applied to sociology.