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  Investigations

  by Stuart A. Kauffman

  In the tradition of Schrodinger's classic What Is Life?, this book is a tour-de-force investigation of the basis of life itself, with conclusions that radically undermine the scientific approaches on which modern science rests-the approaches of Newton, Boltzman, Bohr, and Einstein. Kauffman's At Home in the Universe, which The New York Times Book Review called "passionately written" and nature named "courageous,"... (more)
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  At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity

  by Stuart Kauffman

  A major scientific revolution has begun, a new paradigm that rivals Darwin's theory in importance. At its heart is the discovery of the order that lies deep within the most complex of systems, from the origin of life, to the workings of giant corporations, to the rise and fall of great civilizations. And more than anyone else, this revolution is the work of one man, Stuart Kauffman, a MacArthur Fellow and... (more)
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  The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution

  by Stuart A. Kauffman

  Stuart Kauffman here presents a brilliant new paradigm for evolutionary biology, one that extends the basic concepts of Darwinian evolution to accommodate recent findings and perspectives from the fields of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics. The book drives to the heart of the exciting debate on the origins of life and maintenance of order in complex biological systems. It focuses on the concept of... (more)
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  Wikinomics

  How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

  by Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams

  In just the last few years, traditional collaboration—in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center—has been superseded by collaborations on an astronomical scale. Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive... (more)
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  Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

  by Clay Shirky

  A revelatory examination of how the wildfirelike spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them, with profound long-term economic and social effects-for good and for ill A handful of kite hobbyists scattered around the world find each other online and collaborate on the most radical improvement in kite design in decades. A midwestern... (more)
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  Bionics: Fascination of Nature

  by Fredmund Malik

  This book explores the new science of bionics and the ingenious "inventions" of Creation and endeavours to make this amazingly creative "market of ideas" utilisable for mankind.