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Author : Mark Buchanan
Release : 2002
Genre : Causality (Physics).
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 538/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Nexus by : Mark Buchanan
Download or read book Nexus written by Mark Buchanan. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nexus is an exciting introduction to the hidden geometry that weaves our lives so inextricably together."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Mark Buchanan
Release : 2003-06-17
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 426/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Theory of Networks by : Mark Buchanan
Download or read book Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Theory of Networks written by Mark Buchanan. This book was released on 2003-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Chaos explained the science of disorder, Nexus reveals the new science of connection and the odd logic of six degrees of separation. "If you ever wanted to know how many links connect you and the Pope, or why when the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank sneezes the global economy catches cold, read this book," writes John L. Casti (Santa Fe Institute). This "cogent and engaging" (Nature) work presents the fundamental principles of the emerging field of "small-worlds" theory—the idea that a hidden pattern is the key to how networks interact and exchange information, whether that network is the information highway or the firing of neurons in the brain. Mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, and social scientists are working to decipher this complex organizational system, for it may yield a blueprint of dynamic interactions within our physical as well as social worlds. Highlighting groundbreaking research behind network theory, "Mark Buchanan's graceful, lucid, nontechnical and entertaining prose" (Mark Granovetter) documents the mounting support among various disciplines for the small-worlds idea and demonstrates its practical applications to diverse problems—from the volatile global economy or the Human Genome Project to the spread of infectious disease or ecological damage. Nexus is an exciting introduction to the hidden geometry that weaves our lives so inextricably together.
Author : C Murray
Release : 2010-12-01
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 871/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis New Zealand Unleashed by : C Murray
Download or read book New Zealand Unleashed written by C Murray. This book was released on 2010-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A futurist’s vision for a strong, economically successful and positive New Zealand The future is coming. The question is: are we ready? New Zealand Unleashed is a look at what sort of society New Zealand will need to be to best tackle an unpredictable future. It is about how New Zealand can thrive on the uncertainty of the future, rather than fear and resist it. In this book Steven Carden doesn't outline what New Zealand should do, rather he argues how New Zealand should be.To accomplish that, he examines aspects of biology, physics, psychology, New Zealand's history, business and education. New Zealand Unleashed is divided into four parts: Part One - The End of Certainty - Why does the pace of change seem so rampant today, the future so uncertain, and why does that unnerve us so much? Part Two - How to Build a Successful Society - Given that uncertainty and complexity is an increasing fact of life, what are the three key traits that successful societies use to deal with it? Part Three - New Zealand's DNA - Has New Zealand exhibited these three key traits in the past, and what does it tell us about our ability to cope with change and uncertainty in the future? Part Four - A Few Ideas for a More Adaptive New Zealand - How can New Zealand nurture these three key traits to help build a stronger country in the future?
Author : Brian L. Ott
Release : 2008-04-15
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 379/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Small Screen by : Brian L. Ott
Download or read book The Small Screen written by Brian L. Ott. This book was released on 2008-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Television is one of the most important socializing forces in contemporary culture. This book is a cultural history of prime-time television in America during the 1990s. Examines changes that took place in programming, such as the rapid adoption of cable, the proliferation of content providers, the development of niche marketing, the introduction of high-definition television, the blurring of traditional genres, and the creation of new formats like reality-based programming Argues that television programmes of the 1990s afforded viewers a symbolic resource for negotiating the psychological challenges associated with the shift from the Industrial Age to the Information Age Explores the ways in which television provided viewers with tools for coming to terms with their fears about living in the fast-paced , increasingly diverse, information-laden society of the 90s
