Kategoria BISAC: Science >> System Theory

This intellectual biography covers the whole trajectory of Bateson's career, from his first anthropological work alongside Margaret Mead through...

This book not only explores the ways in which the economic crisis and associated austerity policies have adversely impacted the physical and human infrastructure and conduct of scientific research, but also considers how science can help us to understand the crisis and provide original solutions. Starting with a detailed but accessible analysis of the scientific method and the nature of scientific prediction, the book proceeds to address the failure to forecast the economic crisis and the origins of the continuing inertia in economic policy and theory. Attention is drawn in particular to...

Stories tell us where we are in life. Our religious traditions drafted their inspiration according to the science and values of their time. Inevitably, those stories reflect both peasant values and extravagant hierarchies. Stories in our time can free us from this Bronze Age culture. Back Stories presents coherent stories fit for our time that are compatible with deep religious spirituality.

This book presents a systemic and revolutionary vision of evolution from the Big Bang. The stuff of the Universe, all its energies, atoms, bodies, and wisdom is the stuff of the Big Bang after...

Many complex systems--from immensely complicated ecosystems to minute assemblages of molecules--surprise us with their simple behavior. Consider, for instance, the snowflake, in which a great number of water molecules arrange themselves in patterns with six-way symmetry. How is it that molecules moving seemingly at random become organized according to the simple, six-fold rule? How do the comings, goings, meetings, and eatings of individual animals add up to the simple dynamics of ecosystem populations? More generally, how does complex and seemingly capricious microbehavior generate...