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***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Scholarship is not what it used to be. BTW, as Duncan notes, Karinthy used the term in the 20s. Steve. PS. A manager asked me what he could do to make his organization more scale-free. Steve Borgatti Org Studies, Boston College [log in to unmask] >-----Original Message----- >From: Social Networks Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >Behalf Of Miller McPherson >Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:34 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [SOCNET] All Networks Look the Same? > >***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > >Well, > Actually, I thought that it was a perfect summary of the issue. I >expect that there are now more people out there that think that Watts >invented the Small World phenomenon, than there are people who think >otherwise. No doubt due to the difficulty of reading Psychology Today... >Miller McPherson > > > >On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Martina Morris wrote: > >> ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** >> >> this was meant to go to the list last night, but i forgot to cc it. i'm >a >> bit surprised there weren't a tidal wave of responses to the suggestion >> that Duncan Watts coined the term Small Worlds. stunned silence perhaps. >> no meant offense to Duncan with this, who, i'm sure, would not be >> offended. >> >> [CITATION] The small world problem - Web Search >> S Milgram - Cited by 349 >> Psychology Today, 1967 >> >> >> On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Willemien Kets wrote: >> >> > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** >> > >> > Duncan Watts, who coined the term Small Worlds, is a physicist who now >works >> > at Columbia in the Sociology department (on the Small World project, >see >> > http://smallworld.columbia.edu/) >> > >> > Best, >> > >> > Willemien >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Social Networks Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On >> > Behalf Of Bettina Hoser >> > Sent: donderdag 3 februari 2005 09:38 >> > To: [log in to unmask] >> > Subject: Re: All Networks Look the Same? >> > >> > >> > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** >> > >> > I do not support the view of Martina, but partly that of Moses. >networks do >> > play a very large role in physics: much of solid state physics >> > (semi-conducter, conducter, cristals, etc) is about transport in >networks or >> > growth of networks. on the other hand for example aome quantum >mechanical >> > effects like entanglement etc is also about particles that are somehow >or >> > other connected. >> > >> > I guess the question is, how many and who in the relative scientific >network >> > are willing to share their ideas and thoughts in such a way to help all >of >> > us to better understand networks and their dynamics. I look at it as a >kind >> > of mosaic: if whoever has something to contribute does that regardless >of >> > "old" animosities between different fields of science, then the whole >field >> > will be better off. >> > >> > I really do hope to see more physicists interested in sociology (and >also >> > citing the relevant people). >> > -- >> > Dipl.-Phys. Bettina Hoser >> > Informationsdienste und elektronische Märkte >> > Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften >> > Universität Karlsruhe (TH) >> > D-76128 Karlsruhe >> > >> > Gebäude 20.20 RZ (Raum 164), Zirkel 2 >> > >> > Telefon: +49.721.608-8407 >> > Telefax: +49.721.608-8403 >> > >> > [log in to unmask] >> > http://www.em.uni-karlsruhe.de >> > >> > _____________________________________________________________________ >> > SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social >> > network researchers (http://www.insna.org). 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