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Science 29 April 2005:
Vol. 308. no. 5722, pp. 639 - 641
DOI: 10.1126/science.1112554
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Perspectives

SOCIOLOGY:
Network Theory--the Emergence of the Creative Enterprise

Albert-László Barabási

In both the arts and sciences, there are certain characteristics that set apart creative "dream teams". But can these characteristics be explained mathematically, asks Barabasi in his Perspective? A new study that mathematically examines the creative teams responsible for Broadway shows and landmark scientific papers reveals the key elements that underpin team creativity and success (Guimerá et al.).

The author is in the Center for Complex Network Research and the Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. E-mail: alb{at}nd.edu

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