The perfect swarm
Subtitle: the science of complexity in everyday life
By: Len Fisher.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780465018840
Subjects: Swarm intelligence -- Social aspects; Group decision making; Group problem solving; Social groups -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The emergence of swarm intelligence; title: The locusts and the bees; title: Ant logic; title: A force in a crowd; title: Group intelligence : the majority or the average?; title: Consensus : a foolish consistency?; title: Crazes, contagion, and communication : the science of networks; title: Decision rules ok?; title: Searching for patterns : imagination and reality; title: Simple rules for complex situations.