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The perfect swarm : the science of complexity in everyday life / Len Fisher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fisher, Len.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Swarm intelligence--Social aspects.
- Swarm intelligence.
- Group decision making.
- Group problem solving.
- Social groups--Psychological aspects.
- Social groups.
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, [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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780465018840
- 046501884X
- OCLC:
- 316825669
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