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The perfect swarm : the science of complexity in everyday life / Len Fisher

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, 2009Description: xx, 260 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780465018840 (alk. paper)
  • 046501884X (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.3 22
LOC classification:
  • HM 746 .F57 2009
Contents:
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.
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Books Books Education Library Collection Archive Non-fiction HM 746 .F57 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-1 Available 3441

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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