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5. Superconnectors
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
in Networks: A Very Short Introduction
‘Superconnectors’ compares homogeneous networks, where all nodes have more or less the same degree, and heterogeneous networks, where hubs, or superconnectors, are present. In homogeneous ...
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6. Scepticism about libertarian freedom
Thomas Pink
in Free Will: A Very Short Introduction
‘Scepticism about libertarian freedom’ explores libertarian freedom. Self-determination appears to take the form of freedom, but is freedom possible? Libertarianism says that when free ...
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8. Freedom and its place in nature
Thomas Pink
in Free Will: A Very Short Introduction
‘Freedom and its place in nature’ assesses the randomness problem. According to scepticism, there is no middle ground between predeterminism and uncontrollable randomness. Libertarianism ...
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2. A fruitful approach
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
in Networks: A Very Short Introduction
‘A fruitful approach’ shows how the vertices and edges of graphs identify relations between things and how Jacob Moreno became the first to apply this to the analysis of social networks ...
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1. The free will problem
Thomas Pink
in Free Will: A Very Short Introduction
‘The free will problem’ explores a dilemma which has puzzled philosophers for centuries. Common sense dictates that we can control our actions, but can we? The answer lies in understanding ...
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8. Perfect storms in networks
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
in Networks: A Very Short Introduction
‘Perfect storms in networks’ shows that the range of possible dynamics in networks is enormous. Domino effects, co-extinctions, cascading failures, breakdown avalanches, systemic failure of ...
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7. Digging deeper into networks
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
in Networks: A Very Short Introduction
‘Digging deeper into networks’ shows that to capture the more subtle structure of networks one has to find measures that describe the surroundings of a node — degree distribution is not ...
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5. Random walks and Brownian motion
Kenneth J. Falconer
in Fractals: A Very Short Introduction
‘Random walks and Brownian motion’ looks at how fractals can be generated by random events. In mathematics, the ‘random walk’ is a graph where the direction of the next point in relation to ...
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7. Applications in science, medicine, and operations research
John Haigh
in Probability: A Very Short Introduction
‘Applications in science, medicine, and operations research’ applies theories of probability to a range of different subject areas. Brownian motion of particles in liquid was explained by ...
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4. Connected and close
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
in Networks: A Very Short Introduction
‘Connected and close’ shows almost all the elements of networks take part in one large connected structure, called a giant connected component. Almost every node has a path of connections ...
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4. Probability
David J. Hand
in Statistics: A Very Short Introduction
‘Probability’ examines how statistics deals with uncertainty. In probability calculus events are assigned a number between zero and one based on the degree of belief about their likelihood. ...
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Free Will: A Very Short Introduction
Thomas Pink
Free Will: A Very Short Introduction asks: Are our choices really free? Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of free choices. Are these choices ours, or are we ...
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Fractals: A Very Short Introduction
Kenneth Falconer
Fractals: A Very Short Introduction looks at the roots of the ‘fractal revolution’ that occurred in mathematics in the 20th century. It presents the ‘new geometry’ of fractals, ...
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1. Fundamentals
John Haigh
in Probability: A Very Short Introduction
‘Fundamentals’ outlines the scope of probability and outlines some basic approaches to determining it. Probability is the formalisation of the study of the notion of uncertainty. There are ...
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Networks: A Very Short Introduction
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
Networks: A Very Short Introduction considers the basic elements of network theory and its applications using everyday examples from society, technology, nature, and history. ...
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6. What works for dyslexia?
Margaret J. Snowling
in Dyslexia: A Very Short Introduction
There is no ‘quick fix’ or cure for dyslexia; it is a lifelong condition. Nevertheless, there are ways of helping to improve reading and spelling as well as ways to get around some of the ...
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5. Measurement in the behavioural sciences
David J. Hand
in Measurement: A Very Short Introduction
Concepts of measurement in psychology are particularly noteworthy for having encountered scepticism. While people have been happy to accept that psychological attributes can be compared, ...
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3. Sliminess and stickiness
Tom McLeish
in Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction
‘Sliminess and stickiness’ examines the molecular origin of ‘stickiness’. It details Hermann Staudinger’s research on ‘double bonds’ and ‘macromolecules’. Understanding the unorthodox ...
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8. Mapping health and disease
Rodolfo Saracci
in Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction
Intervention studies and observational studies are known as analytical studies. ‘Mapping health and disease’ emphasizes that these are generally preceded and followed by descriptive studies ...
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Probability: A Very Short Introduction
John Haigh
Probability: A Very Short Introduction explores ideas of probability and the different philosophical approaches to it. It provides a brief account of the history of development ...
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