Description: Emergence : The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software, Paperback by Johnson, Steven, ISBN 0684868768, ISBN-13 9780684868769, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In the tradition of Being and The Tipping Point, Steven Johnson, acclaimed as a "cultural critic with a poets heart" (The Village Voice), takes readers on an eye-opening journey through emergence theory and its applications.
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Explaining why the whole is sometimes smarter than the sum of its parts, Johnson presents surprising examples of feedback, self-organization, and adaptive learning. How does a lively neighborhood evolve out of a disconnected group of shopkeepers, bartenders, and real estate developers? How does a media event take on a life of its own? How will new software programs create an intelligent World Wide Web?
In the coming years, the power of self-organization -- coupled with the connective technology of the Internet -- will usher in a revolution every bit as significant as the introduction of electricity. Provocative and engaging, Emergence puts you on the front lines of this exciting upheaval in science and thought.
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Book Title: Emergence : the Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Topic: Information Theory, General, System Theory
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2002
Features: Reprint
Genre: Computers, Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Weight: 9.8 Oz
Author: Steven Johnson
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
