
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
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Steven Johnson takes readers on an eye-opening journey through emergence theory and its applications. 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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ISBN: 9780684868769
Published Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Language: English
Page Count: 288
Size: 8.43" l x 5.47" w x 0.73" h
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