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Big history and the future of humanity / / Fred Spier
| Big history and the future of humanity / / Fred Spier |
| Autore | Spier Fred <1952-> |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
History - Philosophy World history - Philosophy Human evolution Human ecology Biocomplexity Complexity (Philosophy) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-88171-0
1-118-88170-2 |
| Classificazione | HIS016000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460528303321 |
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| Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Big history and the future of humanity / / Fred Spier
| Big history and the future of humanity / / Fred Spier |
| Autore | Spier Fred <1952-> |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | New York Academy of Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
History - Philosophy World history - Philosophy Human evolution Human ecology Biocomplexity Complexity (Philosophy) |
| ISBN |
1-118-88171-0
1-118-88170-2 |
| Classificazione |
201.1
909 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787342503321 |
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Spier Fred <1952->
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| Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Big history and the future of humanity / / Fred Spier
| Big history and the future of humanity / / Fred Spier |
| Autore | Spier Fred <1952-> |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | New York Academy of Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
History - Philosophy World history - Philosophy Human evolution Human ecology Biocomplexity Complexity (Philosophy) |
| ISBN |
1-118-88171-0
1-118-88170-2 |
| Classificazione |
201.1
909 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828934703321 |
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Spier Fred <1952->
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| Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier
| Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier |
| Autore | Spier Fred <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
History - Philosophy World history - Philosophy Human evolution Human ecology Biocomplexity Complexity (Philosophy) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4443-9587-4
1-282-48266-1 9786612482663 1-4443-2349-0 1-4443-2350-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | BIG HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIG HISTORY; 2: GENERAL APPROACH; 3: COSMIC EVOLUTION: The Emergence of Simple Forms of Complexity; 4: OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD: The Emergence of Greater Complexity; 5: LIFE ON EARTH: The Widening Range of Complexity; 6: EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: The Emergence of the Greatest Known Complexity; 7: RECENT HUMAN HISTORY: The Development of the Greatest Known Complexity; 8: FACING THE FUTURE; Appendix: A SHORT TIME LINE OF BIG HISTORY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140620603321 |
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Spier Fred <1952->
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| Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier
| Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier |
| Autore | Spier Fred <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
History - Philosophy World history - Philosophy Human evolution Human ecology Biocomplexity Complexity (Philosophy) |
| ISBN |
1-4443-9587-4
1-282-48266-1 9786612482663 1-4443-2349-0 1-4443-2350-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | BIG HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIG HISTORY; 2: GENERAL APPROACH; 3: COSMIC EVOLUTION: The Emergence of Simple Forms of Complexity; 4: OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD: The Emergence of Greater Complexity; 5: LIFE ON EARTH: The Widening Range of Complexity; 6: EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: The Emergence of the Greatest Known Complexity; 7: RECENT HUMAN HISTORY: The Development of the Greatest Known Complexity; 8: FACING THE FUTURE; Appendix: A SHORT TIME LINE OF BIG HISTORY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830395203321 |
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Spier Fred <1952->
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| Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier
| Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier |
| Autore | Spier Fred <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
History - Philosophy World history - Philosophy Human evolution Human ecology Biocomplexity Complexity (Philosophy) |
| ISBN |
1-4443-9587-4
1-282-48266-1 9786612482663 1-4443-2349-0 1-4443-2350-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | BIG HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIG HISTORY; 2: GENERAL APPROACH; 3: COSMIC EVOLUTION: The Emergence of Simple Forms of Complexity; 4: OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD: The Emergence of Greater Complexity; 5: LIFE ON EARTH: The Widening Range of Complexity; 6: EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: The Emergence of the Greatest Known Complexity; 7: RECENT HUMAN HISTORY: The Development of the Greatest Known Complexity; 8: FACING THE FUTURE; Appendix: A SHORT TIME LINE OF BIG HISTORY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841737303321 |
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Spier Fred <1952->
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| Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Complexity and criticality / Kim Christensen, Nicholas R. Moloney
| Complexity and criticality / Kim Christensen, Nicholas R. Moloney |
| Autore | Christensen, Kim, 1962- |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : Imperial College Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 392 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 530.474 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Moloney, Nicholas R. |
| Collana | Imperial College Press advanced physics texts ; v. 1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Critical phenomena (Physics)
Percolation (Statistical physics) Biocomplexity |
| ISBN | 1860945171 |
| Classificazione |
LC QC173.4.C74
53.1.6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001913409707536 |
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| London : Imperial College Press, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Connectivity conservation / edited by Kevin R. Crooks and M. Sanjayan
| Connectivity conservation / edited by Kevin R. Crooks and M. Sanjayan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 712 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.9516 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Crooks, Kevin R.
Sanjayan, M. A. |
| Collana | Conservation biology ; 14 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation
Biocomplexity |
| ISBN |
052167381X
9780521673815 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003008849707536 |
| Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Criticality in neural systems / / edited by Dietmar Plenz, Ernst Niebur ; contributors Lucilla de Arcangelis [and fifty eight others]
| Criticality in neural systems / / edited by Dietmar Plenz, Ernst Niebur ; contributors Lucilla de Arcangelis [and fifty eight others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (592 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.8 |
| Collana | Annual Reviews of Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity |
| Soggetto topico |
Neurosciences
Nervous system Neurophysiology Biocomplexity |
| ISBN |
3-527-65102-0
3-527-65100-4 3-527-65103-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Criticality in Neural Systems; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Criticality in Neural Systems; Chapter 2 Criticality in Cortex: Neuronal Avalanches and Coherence Potentials; 2.1 The Late Arrival of Critical Dynamics to the Study of Cortex Function; 2.1.1 Studying Critical Dynamics through Local Perturbations; 2.1.2 Principles in Cortex Design that Support Critical Neuronal Cascades; 2.2 Cortical Resting Activity Organizes as Neuronal Avalanches; 2.2.1 Unbiased Concatenation of Neuronal Activity into Spatiotemporal Patterns
2.2.2 The Power Law in Avalanche Sizes with Slope of -3/22.2.3 Neuronal Avalanches are Specific to Superficial Layers of Cortex; 2.2.4 The Linking of Avalanche Size to Critical Branching; 2.3 Neuronal Avalanches: Cascades of Cascades; 2.4 The Statistics of Neuronal Avalanches and Earthquakes; 2.5 Neuronal Avalanches and Cortical Oscillations; 2.6 Neuronal Avalanches Optimize Numerous Network Functions; 2.7 The Coherence Potential: Threshold-Dependent Spread of Synchrony with High Fidelity; 2.8 The Functional Architecture of Neuronal Avalanches and Coherence Potentials; Acknowledgement ReferencesChapter 3 Critical Brain Dynamics at Large Scale; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 If Criticality is the Solution, What is the Problem?; 3.2 What is Criticality Good for?; 3.2.1 Emergence; 3.2.2 Spontaneous Brain Activity is Complex; 3.2.3 Emergent Complexity is Always Critical; 3.3 Statistical Signatures of Critical Dynamics; 3.3.1 Hunting for Power Laws in Densities Functions; 3.3.2 Beyond Fitting: Variance and Correlation Scaling of BrainNoise; 3.3.2.1 Anomalous Scaling; 3.3.2.2 Correlation Length; 3.4 Beyond Averages: Spatiotemporal Brain Dynamics at Criticality 3.4.1 fMRI as a Point Process3.4.2 A Phase Transition; 3.4.3 Variability and Criticality; 3.5 Consequences; 3.5.1 Connectivity versus Functional Collectivity; 3.5.2 Networks, Yet Another Circuit?; 3.5.3 River Beds, Floods, and Fuzzy Paths; 3.6 Summary and Outlook; References; Chapter 4 The Dynamic Brain in Action: Coordinative Structures, Criticality, and Coordination Dynamics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Organization of Matter; 4.3 Setting the Context: A Window into Biological Coordination; 4.4 Beyond Analogy; 4.5 An Elementary Coordinative Structure: Bimanual Coordination 4.6 Theoretical Modeling: Symmetry and Phase Transitions4.7 Predicted Signatures of Critical Phenomena in Biological Coordination; 4.7.1 Critical Slowing Down; 4.7.2 Enhancement of Fluctuations; 4.7.3 Critical Fluctuations; 4.8 Some Comments on Criticality, Timescales, and Related Aspects; 4.9 Symmetry Breaking and Metastability; 4.10 Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in the Human Brain: MEG, EEG, and fMRI; 4.11 Neural Field Modeling of Multiple States and Phase Transitions in the Brain; 4.12 Transitions, Transients, Chimera, and Spatiotemporal Metastability 4.13 The Middle Way: Mesoscopic Protectorates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139144803321 |
| Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Criticality in neural systems / / edited by Dietmar Plenz, Ernst Niebur ; contributors Lucilla de Arcangelis [and fifty eight others]
| Criticality in neural systems / / edited by Dietmar Plenz, Ernst Niebur ; contributors Lucilla de Arcangelis [and fifty eight others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (592 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.8 |
| Collana | Annual Reviews of Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity |
| Soggetto topico |
Neurosciences
Nervous system Neurophysiology Biocomplexity |
| ISBN |
3-527-65102-0
3-527-65100-4 3-527-65103-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Criticality in Neural Systems; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Criticality in Neural Systems; Chapter 2 Criticality in Cortex: Neuronal Avalanches and Coherence Potentials; 2.1 The Late Arrival of Critical Dynamics to the Study of Cortex Function; 2.1.1 Studying Critical Dynamics through Local Perturbations; 2.1.2 Principles in Cortex Design that Support Critical Neuronal Cascades; 2.2 Cortical Resting Activity Organizes as Neuronal Avalanches; 2.2.1 Unbiased Concatenation of Neuronal Activity into Spatiotemporal Patterns
2.2.2 The Power Law in Avalanche Sizes with Slope of -3/22.2.3 Neuronal Avalanches are Specific to Superficial Layers of Cortex; 2.2.4 The Linking of Avalanche Size to Critical Branching; 2.3 Neuronal Avalanches: Cascades of Cascades; 2.4 The Statistics of Neuronal Avalanches and Earthquakes; 2.5 Neuronal Avalanches and Cortical Oscillations; 2.6 Neuronal Avalanches Optimize Numerous Network Functions; 2.7 The Coherence Potential: Threshold-Dependent Spread of Synchrony with High Fidelity; 2.8 The Functional Architecture of Neuronal Avalanches and Coherence Potentials; Acknowledgement ReferencesChapter 3 Critical Brain Dynamics at Large Scale; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 If Criticality is the Solution, What is the Problem?; 3.2 What is Criticality Good for?; 3.2.1 Emergence; 3.2.2 Spontaneous Brain Activity is Complex; 3.2.3 Emergent Complexity is Always Critical; 3.3 Statistical Signatures of Critical Dynamics; 3.3.1 Hunting for Power Laws in Densities Functions; 3.3.2 Beyond Fitting: Variance and Correlation Scaling of BrainNoise; 3.3.2.1 Anomalous Scaling; 3.3.2.2 Correlation Length; 3.4 Beyond Averages: Spatiotemporal Brain Dynamics at Criticality 3.4.1 fMRI as a Point Process3.4.2 A Phase Transition; 3.4.3 Variability and Criticality; 3.5 Consequences; 3.5.1 Connectivity versus Functional Collectivity; 3.5.2 Networks, Yet Another Circuit?; 3.5.3 River Beds, Floods, and Fuzzy Paths; 3.6 Summary and Outlook; References; Chapter 4 The Dynamic Brain in Action: Coordinative Structures, Criticality, and Coordination Dynamics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Organization of Matter; 4.3 Setting the Context: A Window into Biological Coordination; 4.4 Beyond Analogy; 4.5 An Elementary Coordinative Structure: Bimanual Coordination 4.6 Theoretical Modeling: Symmetry and Phase Transitions4.7 Predicted Signatures of Critical Phenomena in Biological Coordination; 4.7.1 Critical Slowing Down; 4.7.2 Enhancement of Fluctuations; 4.7.3 Critical Fluctuations; 4.8 Some Comments on Criticality, Timescales, and Related Aspects; 4.9 Symmetry Breaking and Metastability; 4.10 Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in the Human Brain: MEG, EEG, and fMRI; 4.11 Neural Field Modeling of Multiple States and Phase Transitions in the Brain; 4.12 Transitions, Transients, Chimera, and Spatiotemporal Metastability 4.13 The Middle Way: Mesoscopic Protectorates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828425703321 |
| Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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