LEADER 02894nam 2200421 450 001 9910739424703321 005 20220513111751.0 010 $a3-030-82238-9 035 $a(CKB)5590000000549888 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6711402 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6711402 035 $a(PPN)257351310 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000549888 100 $a20220513d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHow small social systems work $efrom soccer teams to jazz trios and families /$fYair Neuman 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aThe Frontiers Collection,$x2197-6619 311 $a3-030-82237-0 330 $aMost of us are intuitively familiar with small social systems, such as families and soccer teams. Surprisingly, though, most of us are unaware of how complex these systems are or of the fact that they have a unique character distinguishing them from both populations and individuals. The current manuscript, which emerged from high-level scientific publications on the subject, aims to bridge this gap in our understanding of small social systems. The book aims to explain, illustrate, and model the unique and fascinating nature of small (social) systems by relying on deep scientific foundations and by using examples from sport, movies, music, and the martial arts. To support its friendly exposition of challenging scientific ideas, the book also discusses entertaining questions such as (1) why inviting your mother-in-law to dinner might be a challenging event, for reasons you have never considered; (2) why soccer teams should be messy in order to win; (3) why Nazis are deeply wrong in their understanding of the importance of entropy; and (4) why ?panda fighters? failed in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).'How Small Systems Work is a welcome book, which sheds light on a branch of mathematics overlooked by scholars: how networks store information. Focusing on small systems, the book asks fundamental questions, providing the tools (and the examples) for answering them ?with fun. Neuman analyses, with plenty of humor, the dynamics of a family of cats, the pleasure of listening to jazz, and the science behind football championships, while uncovering hidden gems in the history of cinema?Dr. Mario Alemi, author of ?The Amazing Journey of Reason: from DNA to Artificial Intelligence? 410 0$aFrontiers collection. 606 $aSocial systems 615 0$aSocial systems. 676 $a301 700 $aNeuman$b Yair$f1968-$0767616 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910739424703321 996 $aHow Small Social Systems Work$92813566 997 $aUNINA