Friendship Paradox: Uncovering the Mathematics of Social Isolation

Have you ever looked at your social media feed and felt that your friends are vastly more popular, active, and connected than you are? You are not hallucinating, but you are also not a social outcast. You are simply experiencing a mathematical certainty. The Friendship Paradox is a phenomenon in network theory demonstrating that, on average, your friends will always have more friends than you do...