LEADER 03863nam 22006615 450 001 9910299745703321 005 20200702133051.0 010 $a3-642-55230-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-642-55230-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000114417 035 $a(EBL)1731306 035 $a(OCoLC)884014028 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001239518 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11689619 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001239518 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11206966 035 $a(PQKB)10101852 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1731306 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-642-55230-4 035 $a(PPN)178780073 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000114417 100 $a20140512d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOf Ants and Men $eThe Unexpected Side Effects of Complexity in Society /$fby David G. Green 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aBerlin, Heidelberg :$cSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :$cImprint: Copernicus,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 225 1 $aGreen Energy and Technology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-642-55229-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrom Bad to Worse -- Of Ants and Men -- A Tangled Web -- The Eye of the Beholder -- The Animal Within -- More things in heaven and earth -- The Sting in the Tail -- Divide and Rule -- One thing leads to another -- The Snowball Effect -- A Deadly Cascade -- Collateral damage -- The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back -- The Herd Instinct -- The Subatomic Family -- The Global Village -- The Root of All Evil -- Fouling the Nest -- Shaping the Future. 330 $aWhy do things go wrong? Why, despite all the planning and care in the world, do things go from bad to worse? This book argues that it is because we are like the ants. Just as ants create an anthill without being aware of it, unintended side effects of human activity create all manner of social trends and crises. The book traces the way these trends emerge and the role they play in some of the major issues of our time. One of the greatest challenges today is the complexity of our social and economic systems. Every action has side effects that people often ignore or fail to see. The book examines the ways in which limitations in our thinking and behaviour lead to unintended side effects. It looks at the role played by complex networks of interactions. Finally, it looks at the way side effects of new technologies, especially computers and communication, have created an Information Revolution, the full repercussions of which are yet to be seen. In our race to create new technologies and sustain indefinite economic growth, we are at best dimly aware of the ways in which we are transforming society and threatening our environment. 410 0$aGreen Energy and Technology 606 $aComputational complexity 606 $aStatistical physics 606 $aDynamical systems 606 $aComplexity$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T11022 606 $aComplex Systems$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P33000 606 $aStatistical Physics and Dynamical Systems$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19090 615 0$aComputational complexity. 615 0$aStatistical physics. 615 0$aDynamical systems. 615 14$aComplexity. 615 24$aComplex Systems. 615 24$aStatistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. 676 $a155.24 676 $a620 676 $a621 700 $aGreen$b David G$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0151082 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299745703321 996 $aOf Ants and Men$92075336 997 $aUNINA