Emergence : The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software

Resumen del libro

Explaining why the whole is sometimes smarter than the sum of its parts, Johnson presents surprising examples of feedback, self-organization, and adaptive learning. How does a lively neighborhood evolve out of a disconnected group of shopkeepers, bartenders, and real estate developers? How does a media event take on a life of its own? How will new software programs create an intelligent World Wide Web?
In the coming years, the power of self-organization -- coupled with the connective technology of the Internet -- will usher in a revolution every bit as significant as the introduction of electricity. Provocative and engaging, Emergence puts you on the front lines of this exciting upheaval in science and thought.

Biografía del autor

Steven Berlin Johnson (1968) está considerado uno de los más originales autores de divulgación científica. Ha trabajado como columnista en gran cantidad de publicaciones, entre las que se destacan The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Discover y Wired. Es autor de doce libros, entre los que se cuentan Enemy of All Mankind, Farsighted, The Invention of Air y How We Got to Now, publicado por Ediciones Granica bajo el título La conquista de la actualidad.