{"product_id":"emergence-the-connected-lives-of-ants-brains-cities-and-software-9780140287752","title":"Emergence The Connected Lives of Ants Brains","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Johnson''s \u003ci\u003eEmergence\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003ci\u003e The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at how self-organising systems are changing the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain conscious even though no single neuron is? What causes a media frenzy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe answer, as Steven Johnson''s groundbreaking book shows, is emergence: change that occurs from the bottom up. When enough individual elements interact and organize themselves, the result is collective intelligence - even though no-one is in charge. It is a phenomenon that exists at every level of experience, and will revolutionize the way we see the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Exhilarating'' J.G. Ballard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A dizzying, dazzling romp through fields as disparate as urban planning, computer-game design, neurology and control theory''\u003ci\u003e Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Mind-expanding ... intelligent, witty and tremen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart one: The myth of the ant queen. Part two: Street level; the pattern match; listening to feedback; control artist. Part three: The mind readers; see what happens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732354576727,"sku":"9780140287752","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140287752.jpg?v=1719996535","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/emergence-the-connected-lives-of-ants-brains-cities-and-software-9780140287752","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}