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Nodes and links
In this video we will explain how networks can be understood as a number of nodes that are connected through links.
In this video, Wander Jager shows how nodes and links together construct social networks. He explains that there are many things being transmitted through networks, from viruses to information. A first simulation approach, called cellular automata, is being explained.
What different types of networks can you think of in human society? What is being transported through them? Please share in the discussion section.
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