Network dynamics - Marc Samet
Feb 20, 2026•5 min
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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-facebook-and-the-flu-have-in-common-marc-samet
From social media to massive financial institutions, we live within a web of networks. But how do they work? How does Googling a single word provide millions of results? Marc Samet investigates how these networks keep us connected and how they remain "alive."
Lesson by Marc Samet, animation by Thinkmore Studios.
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