An edition of Simplexity
(2008)
Simplexity
why simple things become complex (and how complex things can be made simple)
1st ed.
by Jeffrey Kluger
- 0 Ratings
- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
Share
×Close
Draws on cutting-edge theories to describe the basic workings of everyday objects and principles in accessible language, covering a wide variety of topics from cell phones and viruses to economics and parenting.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Simplicity, Science, Philosophy, Complexity (Philosophy), Miscellanea, TechnologyShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Simplexity: why simple things become complex (and how complex things can be made simple)
2008, Hyperion
in English
- 1st ed.
1401303013 9781401303013
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Published in
New York
Table of Contents
Why is the stock market so hard to predict? : confused by everyone else
Why is it so hard to leave a burning building or an endangered city? : confused by instincts
How does a single bullet start a world war? : confused by social structure
Why do the jobs that require the greatest skills often pay the least? Why do companies with the least to sell often earn the most? : confused by payoffs
Why do people, mice, and worlds die when they do? : confused by scale
Why do bad teams win so many games and good teams lose so many? : confused by objective
Why do we always worry about the wrong things? : confused by fear
Why is a baby the best linguist in any room? : confused by silence
Why are your cell phone and camera so absurdly complicated? : confused by flexibility
Why are only 10 percent of the world's medical resources used to treat 90 percent of its ills? : confused by false targets
Why does complexity science fall flat in the arts? : confused by loveliness.
Edition Notes
Includes index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
| February 13, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
| July 22, 2017 | Edited by Mek | adding subject: In library |
| August 15, 2011 | Created by ImportBot | import new book |