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Friends You Can Count On

In the second column of his “Me, Myself, and Math” series for The New York Times, Steven Strogatz analyzes the friendship paradox in real life and online.

“Like many of math’s beautiful ideas, the friendship paradox has led to exciting practical applications unforeseen by its discoverers,” wrote Strogatz.

Read the full column from The New York Times.  



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