Presented By: Department of Physics
Saturday Morning Physics
Epidemics, Kevin Bacon, and the Internet: The Physics of Networks
Speaker: Mark Newman, Paul Dirac Collegiate Professor of Physics (U-M Physics)
Professor Mark Newman will talk about ways in which physicists are contributing to our understanding of networks, such as social networks and computer networks, and how ideas from physics can help us understand things like the "six degrees of separation" and how to prevent or slow the spread of disease.
Professor Mark Newman will talk about ways in which physicists are contributing to our understanding of networks, such as social networks and computer networks, and how ideas from physics can help us understand things like the "six degrees of separation" and how to prevent or slow the spread of disease.
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