Small Worlds: Interactive Network Science Lab

Friendships, rumors, epidemics, the power grid, financial transactions, and even passes between soccer teammates are all networks. This project traces back to the “Complex & Dynamic Networks” course from my master’s degree—a discipline bridging computer science and statistical physics. What I learned there has been turned into an open, interactive lab.

Inside the lab, you can:

• Experiment with live graph simulations—generate six degrees of separation and observe small-world clustering;
• Discover why scale-free networks withstand random node failures but quickly collapse under targeted hub attacks;
• Explore how misinformation spreads and how epidemic propagation thresholds can be contained;
• Explore the “Networks in Your Field” module to see applications across law, auditing, sports, sociology, media, management, and medicine.

All computations run directly in your browser. No sign-up or installation is required, and no data is transmitted externally.

If you have an example of a network structure in your own professional domain, feel free to share it in the discussion below.