Emergence

In this book, Steven Johnson delves into the concept of emergence, explaining how self-organizing systems can lead to collective intelligence and higher-level structures without a central planner.

He provides examples from diverse fields such as ant colonies, brain function, urban planning, and software design, highlighting how local, parallel interactions result in complex and adaptive behaviors.

Johnson argues that the power of self-organization, coupled with the connective technology of the Internet, will revolutionize the way we see the world, much like the introduction of electricity did in the past.