連結》存在於實體與虛擬網絡裡，生活中無所不在，透過研究並發掘出潛伏的規律，將為人類帶來新視野。 1999年，美國國家工程科學院向60個專業學會發出問卷，請他們推薦20世紀最偉大的工程成就，初步名單竟然長達105個項目，最後工程學院從中選出了20項最傑出的貢獻，你也許會以為電腦或者人類登月是首屈一指的功績，但是排名榜上高居第一的卻是廣泛的電氣化，特別是北美的電流網路。 今年8月14日的傍晚，在極短的時間裡，20世紀最偉大的工程傑作就眼睜睜地大出紕漏，東起紐約西至克里夫蘭，更橫跨到加拿大境內，當夜幕漸漸低垂之際，卻不見萬家燈火冉冉升起，反而是歸家民眾有如難民潮般，在迷茫與憂慮的心情中，游動在黑暗的紐約大道上。 北美電流網路到底發生了什麼差錯，因而引發了大規模的停電，一時根本沒有人搞得清楚，最偉大工程傑作的電流網路，也許只能用想像的方式來讚嘆它的宏偉規模，...(展开全部)

Everyone knows the small-world phenomenon: soon after meeting a stranger, we are surprised to discover that we have a mutual friend, or we are connected through a short chain of acquaintances. In his book, Duncan Watts uses this intriguing phenomenon - colloquially called 'six degrees of separation' - as a prelude to a more general exploration: under what conditions can a small...(展开全部)

[美]艾伯特-拉斯洛•巴拉巴西 ★全球复杂网络研究权威，“无尺度网络”创立者。美国物理学会荣誉会员，匈牙利科学院外籍院士，欧洲科学院院士。 ★美国东北大学教授，网络科学研究中心创始人兼主任，同时任职于哈佛大学医学院医学系，并担任丹那-法伯癌症研究所癌症系统生物学中心研究员。 ★提出无尺度网络模型，2006年因此荣获匈牙利计算机学会颁发的冯•诺依曼金质奖章；2008年获得美国国家科学院颁发的Cozzarelli奖章；2011年又荣获拉格朗日奖。 ★复杂网络界被引述最多的科学家。论文被引用总次数接近10万次，H-指数高达96。 ★世界著名科技杂志《科技新时代》（Popular Science）对他赞誉有加：“他可以控制世界”。

From the Internet to networks of friendship, disease transmission, and even terrorism, the concept - and the reality - of networks has come to pervade modern society. But what exactly is a network? What different types of networks are there? Why are they interesting, and what can they tell us? In recent years, scientists from a range of fields - including mathematics, physics, ...(展开全部)

In Impossibility, John D. Barrow--one of our most elegant and accomplished science writers--argues convincingly that there are limits to human discovery, that there are things that are ultimately unknowable, undoable, or unreachable. Barrow first examines the limits of the human mind: our brain evolved to meet the demands of our immediate environment, and much that lies outside...(展开全部)

Barrow, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Sussex, has written a very engaging and even playful book. He attempts to show how certain "laws" governing "Nature" help us to separate the possible from the impossible....Barrow's book enjoyable, informative, and thought provoking.

Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first, the story is expanding to enfold many universes. Michio Kaku's dazzling book tells that new story. Using the latest astronomical data, he explores the Big Bang, theories of everything, and our cosmic future. His wonderfully clear...(展开全部)

Olaf Sporns is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Adjunct Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing, a member of the programs in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, and Head of the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Indiana University Bloomington.

Over the last decade, the study of complex networks has expanded across diverse scientific fields. Increasingly, science is concerned with the structure, behavior, and evolution of complex systems ranging from cells to ecosystems. Modern network approaches are beginning to reveal fundamental principles of brain architecture and function, and in Networks of the Brain, Olaf Sporn...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·M.朗（James M. Lang） 美国伍斯特大学卓越教学研究中心主任，教育专栏作家，文章刊登在《波士顿环球报》《芝加哥论坛报》《时代周刊》《高等教育纪事报》，教育专栏每月吸引近100万的读者。富布莱特（Full Bright）高级专家名单成员；教育演讲家，在美国国内外的50多所学院和大学举办教师教学研讨班。