[tomahunt]

Here is also a link to a great talk on the thesis that networks are the important thing to study in history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cADSlk5CHU

[dredmorbius]

Could you recommend something perhaps an hour or so briefer?

[tomahunt]

Conference talk:

"Networks vs. Hierarchies: A Delicate Relationship"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcy_E-231LE