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Book Review: "The Social Atom"
Written by Berthold Kastel   
Tuesday, 16 June 2009 21:50
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The Social Atom (Mark Buchanan)

This book expands aspects of complexity theory to apply them as a new scientific way of describing social outcomes. The author defines humans as the equivalent to atoms in the natural sciences, applies a few behavioral rules, and draws conclusions while observing patterns detected in computer models or empirical research.

 


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