Homework : Barabasi

1. What elements or factors were critical to Paul's success in spreading the Christian message?

There were two reason for his succeed. First, he made the high barriers to becoming a Christian lower so that people could become Christian more easily. In addition, he used the social network to spread the Christian message to many people.

2. Barabasi asks the question, "Could it happen again?" (p.4), what is your answer?

No. Nowadays, there are too many information on the Internet and TV and so on so that there would be no impact to people as same as the Paul’s time.

3. What new kinds of maps have been made of our interconnectivity (p.5)?What kinds of interconnectivity would you like to see mapped?

The scientist’s maps which offer surprises and challenges. There are kinds of maps of the Internet, maps of companies connected by trade or ownership, maps of interactions between species in ecosystems and maps of genes working together in a cell.
I want to see a maps of countries connection of sharing technology knowledge.

4. What is the 'real surprise' (p.5) that such maps have revealed?Personally, does this surprise you?


The 'real surprise' is the fact that any diverse map follows a common blueprint.
I was surprised a little bit because if there were no any exchanging information and it had happened, it means that all people made up a same way to solve their problems of needs.

5. How does the author define the nature of most scientific research in the 20th Century? What is the problem associated with such an approach (p.6-7)?

Reductionism was the most scientific research which told us that we first must decipher its components to understand the nature. However, the way to make the nature back is not easy by one way and it takes billions of years for us.

6. What does Barabasi predict will be the new focus of scientific research in the coming era (p.7)? What is your view?

The connection of linking each other by networks. I think so too. Without the Internet, it will not be the acceptable way to get knowledge.