Ubiquity: The Science of History or Why the World is Simpler Than We Think
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Author: Mark Buchanan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 224
All follow a single, universal pattern of change. Until recently these power laws were virtually unknown outside physics. But now that science is looking, its footprints seem to be everywhere. It seems that there is an archetypal organisation working in the world at all levels; the world is specially crafted so that even the smallest forces can multiply and spread. In this fascinating book, Buchanan documents the work of the scientists exploring the new law. We meet Per Bak, who happened to notice that avalanches in sand-piles follow the same pattern as mass extinctions and earthquakes; and Eugene Stanley, who began studying how water turns from liquid to gas only to find that his equations applied equally well to colonies of bacteria, networks of brain cells, and the organisation of companies. Buchanan goes on to outline the new science he calls ubiquity , how it will enhance our ability to make predictions and manage the future, how it is unifying science and may also contain the beginnings of a science of science . He contends we may even be witnessing the birth of a mathematical approach to history. In conclusion, he suggests that knowledge itself may follow this universal pattern, with changes coming in avalanches. Ubiquity may well be the biggest avalanche of all.
Author: Mark Buchanan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 224
All follow a single, universal pattern of change. Until recently these power laws were virtually unknown outside physics. But now that science is looking, its footprints seem to be everywhere. It seems that there is an archetypal organisation working in the world at all levels; the world is specially crafted so that even the smallest forces can multiply and spread. In this fascinating book, Buchanan documents the work of the scientists exploring the new law. We meet Per Bak, who happened to notice that avalanches in sand-piles follow the same pattern as mass extinctions and earthquakes; and Eugene Stanley, who began studying how water turns from liquid to gas only to find that his equations applied equally well to colonies of bacteria, networks of brain cells, and the organisation of companies. Buchanan goes on to outline the new science he calls ubiquity , how it will enhance our ability to make predictions and manage the future, how it is unifying science and may also contain the beginnings of a science of science . He contends we may even be witnessing the birth of a mathematical approach to history. In conclusion, he suggests that knowledge itself may follow this universal pattern, with changes coming in avalanches. Ubiquity may well be the biggest avalanche of all.
Format: Secondhand, Hardback
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Mark Buchanan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 224
All follow a single, universal pattern of change. Until recently these power laws were virtually unknown outside physics. But now that science is looking, its footprints seem to be everywhere. It seems that there is an archetypal organisation working in the world at all levels; the world is specially crafted so that even the smallest forces can multiply and spread. In this fascinating book, Buchanan documents the work of the scientists exploring the new law. We meet Per Bak, who happened to notice that avalanches in sand-piles follow the same pattern as mass extinctions and earthquakes; and Eugene Stanley, who began studying how water turns from liquid to gas only to find that his equations applied equally well to colonies of bacteria, networks of brain cells, and the organisation of companies. Buchanan goes on to outline the new science he calls ubiquity , how it will enhance our ability to make predictions and manage the future, how it is unifying science and may also contain the beginnings of a science of science . He contends we may even be witnessing the birth of a mathematical approach to history. In conclusion, he suggests that knowledge itself may follow this universal pattern, with changes coming in avalanches. Ubiquity may well be the biggest avalanche of all.
Author: Mark Buchanan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 224
All follow a single, universal pattern of change. Until recently these power laws were virtually unknown outside physics. But now that science is looking, its footprints seem to be everywhere. It seems that there is an archetypal organisation working in the world at all levels; the world is specially crafted so that even the smallest forces can multiply and spread. In this fascinating book, Buchanan documents the work of the scientists exploring the new law. We meet Per Bak, who happened to notice that avalanches in sand-piles follow the same pattern as mass extinctions and earthquakes; and Eugene Stanley, who began studying how water turns from liquid to gas only to find that his equations applied equally well to colonies of bacteria, networks of brain cells, and the organisation of companies. Buchanan goes on to outline the new science he calls ubiquity , how it will enhance our ability to make predictions and manage the future, how it is unifying science and may also contain the beginnings of a science of science . He contends we may even be witnessing the birth of a mathematical approach to history. In conclusion, he suggests that knowledge itself may follow this universal pattern, with changes coming in avalanches. Ubiquity may well be the biggest avalanche of all.
Ubiquity: The Science of History or Why the World is Simpler Than We Think
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