Simplexity: The Simple Rules of a Complex World - Brossura

Kluger, Jeffrey

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ISBN 10: 0719568129 ISBN 13: 9780719568121

Casa editrice: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

Why does kicking the TV work? What can the US military learn from the lowly bacterium? Why are the instruction manuals for cell phones incomprehensible? How does a spark of a single virus trigger an epidemic that claims millions? In recent years, cutting-edge studies in fields such as economics, genetics, stock-market analysis and child development have hit on a startling new theory -- 'simplexity'. To put it simply, simple things can be more complicated than they seem, and complex things more simple. The evidence is before our eyes: in your elaborate network of household plumbing actually run on a very basic mechanism, or the crystal paperweight on your desk, spectacular in its complexity. As simplexity moves from the research lab into popular consciousness it will challenge our models for modern living. You'll never unknowingly whack the TV again and you'll understand just how much it means to smile at your child. Popular science journalist Jeffrey Kluger adeptly translates cutting-edge theory into a high-octane history of everything, which will have you rethinking the rules of business and pleasure. From the micro to the macro, Simplexity is a startling reassessment of the building blocks of life and how they affect us all.

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L'autore

Jeffrey Kluger is a senior writer at Time magazine. He is co-author of the best-selling Apollo 13, which served as the basis of the film. His other books include Moonhunters and Splendid Solution.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0719568129
• ISBN 13: 9780719568121
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile