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Liked It “The most interesting book that i have read lately. A lot of the results obtained and explained in this book were also verified by our research group in different application. |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This book was a reall disappointment. The author went on and on about different historical happenings that led up to his theory of bursts. The only chapters that really dealt with his theory were chapters 13 and 21. The rest was boring and a waste of time. |
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“The most interesting book that i have read lately. A lot of the results obtained and explained in this book were also verified by our research group in different application.
MS wrote this review Sunday, August 22, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“This book was a huge disappointment based on my expectations from Barabasi's prior book, Linked. The scientific elements of this book were piddling. The multiple stories told piecemeal throughout each chapter were akin to listening to someone with ADD tell them. None of the stories appeared to affirm or even correspond to the few scientific explanations within the book. In the end (literally), the only memorable chapter was the horrid description of the execution of one of the main characters whose tale was told in fits and starts throughout the book. I only kept reading this book, because I kept expecting that things would be neatly tied together eventually. They weren't.”
Ken B wrote this review Saturday, June 19, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An intriguing explication of how life and activity in all sorts of fields - human and non-human - tends to occur in bursts of intense activity followed by periods of relative passivity. The writing technique that Barabasi employs addds to the book's interest by including a running narrative about medieval rebellion against feudal authority in his native Poland in the 15th centure.”
Tim E wrote this review Saturday, June 12, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This book was a reall disappointment. The author went on and on about different historical happenings that led up to his theory of bursts. The only chapters that really dealt with his theory were chapters 13 and 21. The rest was boring and a waste of time.
Karen wrote this review Tuesday, May 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Laszlo Barabasi stated the goal of his book: "I will show how our nakedness in the face of increasing penetrating technologies creates an immense research laboratory that, in size, complexity, and detail, surpasses everything that science has encountered before...stop viewing our actions as discrete, random, isolated events. Instead they seem to be a part of magic web of dependencies...displaying order where we suspected none and randomness where we least expect it...human actions follow simpe, reproducible patterns governened by wide ranging laws...Think of yourself as a dreaming robot on autopilot, and you'll be mch closer to the truth."
Basically, using modern technology (e.g. cell phones and e-mails), he theorized that we are creatures of habit 80-97% of the time. ”
“Gives a great insight in how predictable people are and how we might use this predictability to predict the future”
Mathijs van Meerkerk wrote this review Sunday, May 9, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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