Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Shelfari: The Site for Books & Readers

sign in| help

advanced search

Search

Books

Tags: emergence

Filter with multiple tags

plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Emergence
The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
by Steven Johnson
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A VOICE LITERARY SUPPLEMENT TOP 25 FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR AN ESQUIRE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR In the tradition of Being Digital and The Tipping Point, Steven Johnson, acclaimed as a "cultural critic with a poet's heart" (The Village Voice), takes readers on an eye-opening journey through emergence theory and its applications. Explaining why the whole is... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
WWW: Book 1
Wake
by Robert J. Sawyer
“One of the foremost science fiction writers of our generation”( SF Site ) comes to Ace with a trilogy of the Web’s awakening. Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math—and blind. Still, she can surf the net with the best of them, following its complex paths clearly in her mind. But Caitlin’s brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. So when she receives an... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Theory of Networks
by Mark Buchanan
As Chaos explained the science of disorder, Nexus reveals the new science of connection and the odd logic of six degrees of separation. "If you ever wanted to know how many links connect you and the Pope, or why when the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank sneezes the global economy catches cold, read this book," writes John L. Casti (Santa Fe Institute). This "cogent and engaging" ( Nature ) work presents the... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Sync
The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order
by Steven H. Strogatz
At the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison; the moon spins in perfect resonance with its orbit around the earth; our hearts depend on the synchronous firing of ten thousand pacemaker cells. While the forces that synchronize the flashing of fireflies may seem to have nothing to do... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Six Degrees
The Science of a Connected Age
by Duncan J. Watts
The pioneering young scientist whose work on the structure of small worlds has triggered an avalanche of interest in networks. In this remarkable book, Duncan Watts, one of the principal architects of network theory, sets out to explain the innovative research that he and other scientists are spearheading to create a blueprint of our connected planet. Whether they bind computers, economies, or terrorist... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
A New Kind of Science
by Stephen Wolfram
This long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki
In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant–better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture,... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Out of Control
The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World
by Kevin Kelly
In a book about the marriage of the born and the made--the biologicalization of everything from computers to government--the executive editor of Wired chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that dri ve our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity (Helix Books)
by John H. Holland
al readers how Complexity--the watershed science agenda for at least the nexttwo decades--is affecting our lives.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life
by Eric D. Schneider, Dorion Sagan
Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. Finding this natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in the eloquent and creative Into the Cool , Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan look for answers in a surprising place: the second law of thermodynamics. This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Are We Alone?
Philosophical Implications of the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life
by Paul Davies
Is life on earth a "cosmic joke"-- a unique, one-time occurrence? Or is life a "cosmic imperative"? Scientists and governments are vigorously searching for signs of life in the universe, but what would (and should) we do if they meet with success? Celebrate ? Panic? Paul Davies ponders the many ramifications of contact with extraterrestrial life, giving the general reader the latest and most scientifically... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
by M. Mitchell Waldrop
Why did the stock market crash more than 500 points on a single Monday in 1987? Why do ancient species often remain stable in the fossil record for millions of years and then suddenly disappear? In a world where nice guys often finish last, why do humans value trust and cooperation? At first glance these questions don't appear to have anything in common, but in fact every one of these statements refers to a... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Complexity : Life at the Edge of Chaos
by Roger Lewin
"Put together one of the world's best science writers with one of the universe's most fascinating subjects and you are bound to produce a wonderful book. . . . The subject of complexity is vital and controversial. This book is important and beautifully done."—Stephen Jay Gould "<Complexity> is that curious mix of complication and organization that we find throughout the natural and human worlds: the... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
The Emerging Church: A Model for Change & a Map of Renewal
by Bruce Sanguin
Realizing the importantce of creating a practical guide for congregations seeking to shift the congregational culture toward a progressive form of Christianity, viz., the emerging church, he peppers the book with isnights from the science of emergence, chaos theology, quanum physics, field theory, spiral dynamics, and dvolutionary biology.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Reductionism : analysis and the fullness of reality
by Richard H. Jones
ReductionismOs approach brings together many of the most interesting questions today in philosophy (consciousness and computers) and in science (issues of complexity and self-organization). It also presents a brief history of how reductionism has developed in Western philosophy and religion, with reference to Indian philosophy on certain issues.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
WWW: Book 2
Watch
by Robert J. Sawyer
Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer continues his "wildly though- provoking" science fiction saga of a sentient World Wide Web. Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended Caitlin Decter and grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH-the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States-and they're fully aware... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Structural Unemployment in Western Europe
by Martin (EDT) Werding
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Artificial ants : from collective intelligence to real-life optimization and beyond
by Nicolas Monmarch?, Fr?d?ric Guinand, Patrick Siarry
During the last decade, artificial ants have experienced rapid development in the research community, mainly for solving optimization problems. This book provides an overview of the situation ant colony algorithms reached. Artificial Ants encompasses solution methods of hard optimization problems and new trends for collective intelligence. Part 1 helps to understand the basis of ant colony algorithms, and to... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
The Smart Swarm
by Peter Miller
What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach us about communication, organization, and decision-making The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first-century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colorful manifestations in some of our most complex problems, The... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Emergence, Mind, and Consciousness: A Bio-Inspired Design for a Conscious Agent
by Gary A. Lucas
In Emergence, Mind, and Consciousness , author Gary A. Lucas does something that many consider impossible: he bridges the gap between a bottom-up description of brain mechanisms and the top-down emergence of mental processes. The result is a comprehensive yet readily understandable explanation of how consciousness emerges. Lucas, however, strives to do more. He seeks to design an artificial agent with all the... (more)

1 2 | Next »

Displaying 1-20 of 37 books