The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life - Softcover

Fisher, Len

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465020240 ISBN 13: 9780465020249

Verlag: Basic Books, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

The process of "self-organization" reveals itself in the inanimate worlds of crystals and seashells, but, as Len Fisher shows, it is also evident in living organisms, from fish to ants to human beings. Understanding the "swarm intelligence" inherent in groups can help us do everything from throw a better party to start a fad to make our interactions with others more powerful. Humorous and enlightening, The Perfect Swarm demonstrates how complexity arises from nature's simple rules and how we can use their awesome power to untangle the frustrating complexities of life in our ever more chaotic world.

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Len Fisher, Ph.D., is author of Rock, Paper, Scissors; Weighing the Soul; and How to Dunk a Doughnut, which was named Best Popular Science Book of the Year by the American Institute of Physics. He lives in Wiltshire, England, and Blackheath, Australia.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Basic Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0465020240
• ISBN 13: 9780465020249
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
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