Highlighting groundbreaking research behind network theory mark buchanans graceful lucid nontechnical and entertaining prose mark granovetter documents the mounting support among various disciplines for the small worlds idea and demonstrates its practical applications to diverse problems from the volatile global economy or the human genome project to the spread of infectious disease or ecological damage nexus is an exciting introduction to the hidden geometry that weaves our lives . Nexus small worlds and the ground breaking science of networks mark buchanan w w norton new york 2002 2595 235 pp isbn 0 393 04153 0 buy at amazon. Nexus is a nice introduction to complexity tipping points networks and small worlds basically an examination of the general pattern that shows up in almost everything this network of small worlds consists of clumps which have weak links to others making a networking pattern that goes through the whole whatever that whole may be buchanan relates some of the development of the idea and how it has been employed exploring many different areas including ecology behavior economics the struc. Doi 105860 choice40 3362 corpus id 196176230 nexus small worlds and the groundbreaking science of networks articlebuchanan2002nexussw titlenexus small worlds and the groundbreaking science of networks authorm buchanan and m aldana gonzalez journalphysics today year2002 . Highlighting groundbreaking research behind network theory mark buchanans graceful lucid nontechnical and entertaining prose mark granovetter documents the mounting support among various disciplines for the small worlds idea and demonstrates its practical applications to diverse problems from the volatile global economy or the human genome project to the spread of infectious disease