Complexity

I cannot recall the last time I enjoyed a book of any kind this much. There is a stark difference between the way a book like this was written in 1990 and the way such books are written just 25 years later. The author, then, had two assumptions: His reader did not know very much, and his reader was v......more

The Santa Fe Institute is an influential interdisciplinary research institute. Since its inception in 1984, it has managed to bring together brilliant physicists, biologists, computer scientists, and economists under the novel banner of complexity (or complex adaptive systems) research. Intended for......more

This book firggin’ ROCKS! Its fun fun fun from cover to frickin’ cover. It’s a group biography of the founders of complexity theory, and what eventually became the Santa Fe Institue. If you’ve ever had a dream. Or a cool idea. And then had some tool take a poop on it. And walked away feeling completely d......more

This book tells the story of the people, places and events involved in the creation of the science of complexity. The story is told well and I found it difficult to put down. This is the only book that, upon finishing it, I have decided to re-read immediately... note: I am a geek quite enamored with......more

Skims over the science in favor of messianic praise for the rogue theorists who began the Santa Fe institute. Reads like an article from Sports Illustrated or Rolling Stone. Skimmed through the second half, and decided not to finish it. Not much substance, but an interesting story if you are intereste......more