Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread--The

Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread--The Lessons from a New Science. Alex Pentland

Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread--The Lessons from a New Science


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Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread--The Lessons from a New Science Alex Pentland
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