Questions and My Answers

1. What is the principle of six degrees of separation? What number of social links does any one person need to be connected to global society? p. 30

The principle is the idea that we are all a part of a really dense web called society and that it doesnt take much to connect anyone to any other one living in this world right now. (tk)

2. How is the fabric of society today different from pre-internet society? p. 31

It is different in a way that it is a lot easier to have access to information we need, and also a lot quicker. (tk)

3. How many more links separate any pair of web pages compared to people in society? What can explain the difference? p. 34

According to Barbasi, the average from a website to another is 19 links. This is partially because a webpage of one thing is more likely to be connected to sites that are similar or with the same topic, while human in society can have connection to multiple types of people. Also, the number differs.

4. So far, what ranges of separation have network scientists discovered in different kinds of networks? p. 34

5. What does research suggest about the fundamentals of networks? p.34-35

The more the webpages, the lower increase rate of the average links of seperation.

6. What is your estimate of your personal number of connections to society? What connections are your strongest?

My personal strongest connections will be young kids, due to many younger siblings I have and the English classes I teach. Also, I guess I can have access to Medical Institution and Political groups from my parents' and grandparents' connections.