PPE 112 - Networked Life

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

How does google find what you're looking for Why do real estate values rise or plummet in certain neighborhoods Do people act rationally in economic and financial settings Are you really only six friends away from Kevin Bacon How does the stock market actually work What do game theory and the Paris subway have to do with Internet routing Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, econimic and technological structures - and the way these structures interact -- on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and global economy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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