How an upstart node, whether it is a new venture in the business world, a new genius in the academic world, a non-governmental organization, a political initiative or a sports team, can increase the probability of attracting more connections.

In this first part, I am explaining the Barabási-Albert model, which shows that in social, economic, biological, ecological, and electronic networks the elements which already have more connections are preferred.

As our understanding of the complexity of the nature is less filtered by our yearning of idealist harmony, we are shifting away from a Gaussian view of events towards a Paretian world.