The perfect swarm : the science of complexity in everyday life
One of the greatest discoveries of recent times is that the complex patterns we find in life are often produced when all of the individuals in a group follow the same simple rule. This 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. The coordinated movements of fish in shoals, for example, arise from the simple rule: "Follow the fish in front." Traffic flow arises from simple rules: "Keep your distance" and "Keep to the right." Now, in his new boo
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9780465020850, 9780465018840, 9786612450037, 9781282450035, 0465020852, 046501884X, 6612450037, 1282450034
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The emergence of swarm intelligence
The locusts and the bees
Ant logic
A force in a crowd
Group intelligence : the majority or the average?
Consensus : a foolish consistency?
Crazes, contagion, and communication : the science of networks
Decision rules ok?
Searching for patterns : imagination and reality
Simple rules for complex situations
English
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