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Complexity -The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and ChaosAuthor: M. Mitchell Waldrop
ISBN-13: 9780671872342
ISBN-10: 0671872346
Publication Date: 9/1/1993
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Paperback
5.45 x 8.4 inches, 380 pages
Why did the stock market crash more than 500 points on a single Monday in 1987? Why do ancient species often remain stable in the fossil record for millions of years and then suddenly disappear? In a world where nice guys often finish last, why do humans value trust and cooperation? — At first glance these questions don't appear to have anything in common, but in fact every one of these statements refers to a complex system. A look at the rebellious thinkers who are challenging old ideas with insights into ways countless elements of complex systems interact to produce spontaneous order out of confusion, politics, economics, and biology. The science of complexity studies how single elements, such as a species or a stock, spontaneously organize into complicated… Read More
