Man. I should have studied *this* in college!! - John H
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020218/020218-17.html Reality check foils Spider-Man Spider Man had connections in the superhero world. There is something abnormal about Spider-Man's friends. Admittedly, the Human Torch, Ant Man and Wonder Man aren't exactly your average citizens, but Spanish scientists have uncovered a more subtle distinction between the realm of Marvel comics and the real world. The web of superhero interactions, woven without any master plan by the Marvel writers over 40 years, has tell-tale differences from real social networks, say the researchers1. Inventing a universe is harder than you might think.
