false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg 337123 3 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. The science of complexity studies how single elements, such as a species or a stock, spontaneously organize into complicated structures like ecosystems and economies; stars become galaxies, and snowflakes avalanches almost as if these systems were obeying a hidden yearning for order.<P>Drawing from diverse fields, scientific luminaries such as Nobel Laureates Murray Gell-Mann and Kenneth Arrow are studying complexity at a think tank called The Santa Fe Institute. The revolutionary new discoveries researchers have made there could change the face of every science from biology to cosmology to economics. M. Mitchell Waldrop's groundbreaking bestseller takes readers into the hearts and minds of these scientists to tell the story behind this scientific revolution as it unfolds.<P> 327543 15 1 1992 Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos total:176|5:43|4:85|3:35|2:9|1:4| 176 682 305 28 195610 0671767895 9780671767891 22 4 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172594759m/195610.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195610.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 2 1 false Thu Jun 26 17:47:17 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 11:27:39 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 17:47:17 -0700 2008
Reads like an article from Sports Illustrated or Rolling Stone. Skimmed through the second half, and decided not to finish it.

Not much substance, but an interesting st...more...]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 5 1 false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Oct 24 19:09:50 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 19:09:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Apr 25 00:04:47 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 00:07:08 -0700 2008 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 1 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 26 21:39:02 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 17:52:08 -0800 2009 Awesome.

And this book manages to make it seem like a boring administrative t...more...]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Dec 23 09:28:45 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 09:30:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu Nov 20 14:42:01 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 14:50:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 4 0 false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 18:31:33 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 22 09:05:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 1 0 false Mon Jul 13 08:07:47 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 09:31:28 -0700 2009 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 5 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 10:56:07 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 10:58:56 -0700 2009 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 2 0 false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue May 26 08:25:44 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 08:25:44 -0700 2009 Chaos for the same class.]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri May 01 08:22:35 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 08:22:35 -0700 2009 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 0 0 false Sat Apr 04 16:44:16 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 16:44:29 -0700 2009 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Apr 05 13:44:52 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 13:47:57 -0700 2008 It's been a while since I read it, but it really held me. Complexity describes the boundary between order and chaos, and it is at this boundary where so many interesting things happen. If nothing else, this book got me hooked into the fascinating work at the Sante Fe Institute. The author p...more...]]> 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 2 0 false Mon Jun 29 20:44:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 08:04:15 -0700 2009 337123 0671872346 9780671872342 154 24 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173853608m/337123.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337123.Complexity_The_Emerging_Science_at_the_Edge_of_Order_and_Chaos 4 0 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 10 04:38:28 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 15 18:02:12 -0700 2009
intresting...
and wondering...
Simplicity sounds better...
but looks like you have to look a bit scientific to this world..if you want to make the most of the nature...
and not try to find the secrets of it...
Hmmm?
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