Out Of Control: The Rise Of Neo-biological Civilization

Out Of Control: The Rise Of Neo-biological Civilization
ISBN-10
0201577933
ISBN-13
9780201577938
Series
Out of Control
Category
Science / Life Sciences / Biology
Pages
521
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
Basic Books
Author
Kevin Kelly

Description

This is a book about how our manufactured world has become so complex that the only way to create yet more complex things is by using the principles of biology. This means decentralized, bottom up control, evolutionary advances and error-honoring institutions. I also get into the new laws of wealth in a network-based economy, what the Biosphere 2 project in Arizona has or has not to teach us, and whether large systems can predict or be predicted. And more: restoration biology, encryption, a-life, and the lessons of hypertext. Yes, it's a romp, in 520 pages. But the best part, my friends tell me, is the 28-page annotated bibliography. If you have suspected that technology could be better, more life-like, then this book is for you. -- Product Description.

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