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Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
Book • 1992
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Mitchell Waldrop's book delves into the world of complexity science, exploring how individual elements spontaneously form intricate systems like ecosystems and economies.
It highlights the work of luminaries at the Santa Fe Institute, including Nobel laureates Murray Gell-Mann and Kenneth Arrow, and their revolutionary discoveries that could transform multiple scientific disciplines.
The book offers a compelling narrative about the scientists behind this emerging field and their quest to understand complex systems.
Mitchell Waldrop's book delves into the world of complexity science, exploring how individual elements spontaneously form intricate systems like ecosystems and economies.
It highlights the work of luminaries at the Santa Fe Institute, including Nobel laureates Murray Gell-Mann and Kenneth Arrow, and their revolutionary discoveries that could transform multiple scientific disciplines.
The book offers a compelling narrative about the scientists behind this emerging field and their quest to understand complex systems.
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Mentioned by Michael Mauboussin as a book about the Santa Fe Institute.
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Recommended by Bill Gurley as a book that had a profound impact on his understanding of complex systems.
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Mentioned by Michael Mauboussin for its insightful look into the founding of the Santa Fe Institute and the development of complex systems theory.
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Bill Gurley as a book about the rise of the Santa Fe Institute, introducing Brian Arthur's work.
Bill Gurley as a book about the rise of the Santa Fe Institute, introducing Brian Arthur's work.
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Mentioned by Brad Feld as a book that influenced his understanding of complex systems, particularly the concepts of increasing returns and emergent behavior.
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Bill Gurley as a favorite book that had a profound impact on how he sees different models and systems.
Bill Gurley as a favorite book that had a profound impact on how he sees different models and systems.
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David Krakauer when discussing the empirical revolution in complexity science in the 1990s.
David Krakauer when discussing the empirical revolution in complexity science in the 1990s.
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Mentioned by Bill Gurley as a favorite book that profoundly impacted his view of systems and investments.
Bill Gurley as a favorite book that profoundly impacted his view of systems and investments.
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