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How is the human brain like the AIDS epidemic? Ask physicist Albert-László Barabási and he'll explain them both in terms of networks of individual nodes connected via complex but understandable relationships. Linked: The New Science of Networks is his bright, accessible guide to the fundamentals underlying neurology, epidemiology, Internet traffic, and many other fields united by complexity.
Barabási's gift for concrete, nonmathematical explanations and penchant for eccentric humor would make the book thoroughly enjoyable even if the content weren't engaging. But the results of Barabási's research into the behavior of networks are deeply compelling. Not all networks are created equal, he says, and he shows how even fairly robust systems like the Internet could be crippled by taking out a few super-connected nodes, or hubs. His mathematical descriptions of this behavior are helping doctors, programmers, and security professionals design systems better suited to their needs. Linked presents the next step in complexity theory--from understanding chaos to practical applications. --Rob Lightner
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Emergence
by Steven Johnson |
| An individual ant, like an individual neuron, is just about
as dumb as can be. Connect enough of them together
properly, though, and you get spontaneous intelligence. Read more on Amazon. |
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The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles
by Bruce H Lipton PhD |
This book is a groundbreaking work in the field of new biology
 , and it will forever change how you think about thinking. Through the research of Dr. Lipton and other leading-edge scientists, stunning new discoveries have been made about the interaction between your mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information. Read more on Amazon. |
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The Rivers North of the Future: The Testiment of Ivan Illich
by David Cayley |
In this provocative new book, respected Canadian journalistDavid Cayley compiles and reflects upon the thoughts of Ivan
Illich, one of the20th century's most visionary cultural critics. Read More on Amazon. |
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Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid
by Samantha Nutt |
An extraordinary humanitarian gives us a bracing and uncompromising account of her work in some of the most devastated corners of th e world -- and a new and provocative vision for changing course onour growing militarization. Read more on Amazon. |
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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom |
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Brafman and Beckstrom, a pair of Stanford M.B.A.s who have applied their business know-how to promoting peace and economic development through decentralized networking, offer a breezy and entertaining look at how decentralization is changing many organizations. Read more on Amazon. |
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Bursts
by Albert Barabasi |
| Can we scientifically predict our future? Scientists and pseudoscientists have been pursuing this mystery for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. But now, amazing new research is revealing that patterns in human behavior, previously thought to be purely random, follow predictable laws. Albert-László Barabási, already the world's preeminent researcher on the science of networks, describes his work on this profound mystery in Bursts, a stunningly original investigation into human behavior. Read more on Amazon.ca. |
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Ants At Work
by Deborah Gordon |
For as long as humans have been telling stories about animals, ants have played the role of hard-working, slavish, mindless drudge, the kind of creature that busily prepares for the future without resting or reflecting. Read more on Amazon.  |
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