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Bursts the hidden pattern behind everything we do

Outlines a theory of how to predict behavior, drawing on seven years of research while demonstrating the mathematical properties of seemingly random events, from the spread of epidemics to the history of wars.

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Main Author:	Barabasi, Albert-Laszlo
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2010.
Subjects:	Social psychology. Human behavior. Prediction (Psychology) Psychohistory.
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Summary:	Outlines a theory of how to predict behavior, drawing on seven years of research while demonstrating the mathematical properties of seemingly random events, from the spread of epidemics to the history of wars.
Physical Description:	ix, 310 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-295) and index.
ISBN:	9780525951605 (hardcover) : 0525951601 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	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.