http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/info2040/archives/1829 This is a supplemental blog for a course which will cover how the social, technological, and natural worlds are connected, and how the study of networks sheds light on these connections. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:27:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/info2040/archives/1829#comment-1255 Cornell Info 204 - Networks » Blog Archive » The Humor of Networks Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:07:51 +0000 http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/info2040/archives/1829#comment-1255 [...] This can easily be seen in the following images generated on Websites as Graphs thanks to a tip from catrionag (click to enlarge): The above image shows the network of a search for the term “Networks”. Note the connectedness. So far Bellomi and Bonato’s statement is holding up. There are no “islands”. Everything is connected, even if it’s only by that one lonely node between the two giant clusters. The central nodes, being the pages that are more of references lists, help to connect you from what you were looking for to something completely random and seemingly unrelated. [...] […] This can easily be seen in the following images generated on Websites as Graphs thanks to a tip from catrionag (click to enlarge): The above image shows the network of a search for the term “Networks”. Note the connectedness. So far Bellomi and Bonato’s statement is holding up. There are no “islands”. Everything is connected, even if it’s only by that one lonely node between the two giant clusters. The central nodes, being the pages that are more of references lists, help to connect you from what you were looking for to something completely random and seemingly unrelated. […]

]]> http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/info2040/archives/1829#comment-1254 The Humor of Networks at forever-digital Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:36:17 +0000 http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/info2040/archives/1829#comment-1254 [...] This can easily be seen in the following images generated on Websites as Graphs thanks to a tip from catrionag (click to enlarge): The above image shows the network of a search for the term “Networks”. To test out the theory presented in the xkcd comic, I decided to go on an adventure, click on links within articles, and see where it took me. Within 12 clicks I arrived at “Cadbury Creme Egg”. For comparison, take a look at the following image showing the Websites As Graphs version of the “Networks” page and the “Cadbury Creme Egg” page. The networks are nearly identical. Yet, despite that, if I challenged you to go from “Networks” to “Cadbury Creme Egg” in those same 12 clicks, odds are it would take you and awfully long time to do it. Go ahead - try it, then tomorrow you can tell your professor you couldn’t finish your homework because you were too busy looking for Cadbury Creme Eggs. [...] […] This can easily be seen in the following images generated on Websites as Graphs thanks to a tip from catrionag (click to enlarge): The above image shows the network of a search for the term “Networks”. To test out the theory presented in the xkcd comic, I decided to go on an adventure, click on links within articles, and see where it took me. Within 12 clicks I arrived at “Cadbury Creme Egg”. For comparison, take a look at the following image showing the Websites As Graphs version of the “Networks” page and the “Cadbury Creme Egg” page. The networks are nearly identical. Yet, despite that, if I challenged you to go from “Networks” to “Cadbury Creme Egg” in those same 12 clicks, odds are it would take you and awfully long time to do it. Go ahead - try it, then tomorrow you can tell your professor you couldn’t finish your homework because you were too busy looking for Cadbury Creme Eggs. […]

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