Chaos And Life

Author : Richard J. Bird
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231501552

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Chaos and Life by Richard J. Bird Pdf

Why, in a scientific age, do people routinely turn to astrologers, mediums, cultists, and every kind of irrational practitioner rather than to science to meet their spiritual needs? The answer, according to Richard J. Bird, is that science, especially biology, has embraced a view of life that renders meaningless the coincidences, serendipities, and other seemingly significant occurrences that fill people's everyday existence. Evolutionary biology rests on the assumption that although events are fundamentally random, some are selected because they are better adapted than others to the surrounding world. This book proposes an alternative view of evolving complexity. Bird argues that randomness means not disorder but infinite order. Complexity arises not from many random events of natural selection (although these are not unimportant) but from the "playing out" of chaotic systems—which are best described mathematically. When we properly understand the complex interplay of chaos and life, Bird contends, we will see that many events that appear random are actually the outcome of order.

Author : Roger Lewin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0226476553

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Complexity by Roger Lewin Pdf

"Put together one of the world's best science writers with one of the universe's most fascinating subjects and you are bound to produce a wonderful book. . . . The subject of complexity is vital and controversial. This book is important and beautifully done."—Stephen Jay Gould "[Complexity] is that curious mix of complication and organization that we find throughout the natural and human worlds: the workings of a cell, the structure of the brain, the behavior of the stock market, the shifts of political power. . . . It is time science . . . thinks about meaning as well as counting information. . . . This is the core of the complexity manifesto. Read it, think about it . . . but don't ignore it."—Ian Stewart, Nature This second edition has been brought up to date with an essay entitled "On the Edge in the Business World" and an interview with John Holland, author of Emergence: From Chaos to Order.

Author : Jordan B. Peterson
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780345816023

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12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson Pdf

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

Author : John Briggs,F David Peat
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780061930737

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Seven Life Lessons of Chaos by John Briggs,F David Peat Pdf

If you have ever felt your life was out of control and headed toward chaos,science has an important message: Life is chaos, and that's a very exciting thing! In this eye-opening book, John Briggs and F. David Peat reveal sevenenlightening lessons for embracing the chaos of daily life. Be Creative: engage with chaos to find imaginative new solutions and live more dynamically Use Butterfly Power: let chaos grow local efforts into global results Go With the Flow: use chaos to work collectively with others Explore What's Between: discover life's rich subtleties and avoid the traps of stereotypes See the Art of the World: appreciate the beauty of life's chaos Live Within Time: utilize time's hidden depths Rejoin the Whole: realize our fractal connectedness to each other and the world Life is impossible to control--instead of fighting this truth, Seven Life Lessons of Chaos shows you how to accept, celebrate, and use it to live life to its fullest.

Author : Robin Robertson,Allan Combs
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317780083

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Chaos theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences by Robin Robertson,Allan Combs Pdf

This book represents the best of the first three years of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology conferences. While chaos theory has been a topic of considerable interest in the physical and biological sciences, its applications in psychology and related fields have been obscured until recently by its complexity. Nevertheless, a small but rapidly growing community of psychologists, neurobiologists, sociologists, mathematicians, and philosophers have been coming together to discuss its implications and explore its research possibilities. Chaos theory has been termed the first authentic paradigm shift since the advent of quantum physics. Whether this is true or not, it unquestionably bears profound implications for many fields of thought. These include the cognitive analysis of the mind, the nature of personality, the dynamics of psychotherapy and counseling, understanding brain events and behavioral records, the dynamics of social organization, and the psychology of prediction. To each of these topics, chaos theory brings the perspective of dynamic self-organizing processes of exquisite complexity. Behavior, the nervous system, and social processes exhibit many of the classical characteristics of chaotic systems -- they are deterministic and globally predictable and yet do not submit to precise predictability. This volume is the first to explore ideas from chaos theory in a broad, psychological perspective. Its introduction, by the prominent neuroscientist Walter Freeman, sets the tone for diverse discussions of the role of chaos theory in behavioral research, the study of personality, psychotherapy and counseling, mathematical cognitive psychology, social organization, systems philosophy, and the understanding of the brain.

Author : Bob Miglani
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781609948269

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Embrace the Chaos by Bob Miglani Pdf

An accomplished Fortune 50 executive translates for a western audience the lessons he learned from the land of his birth, India. Bob Miglani was stressed out, burnt out, and stuck until he rediscovered the enduring lessons of his childhood: celebrate impermanence, serve others, and move forward no matter what. Bob's message: chaos isn't going away--embrace it!

Author : Kunihiko Kaneko,Ichiro Tsuda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783642568619

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Complex Systems: Chaos and Beyond by Kunihiko Kaneko,Ichiro Tsuda Pdf

This book, the first in a series on this subject, is the outcome of many years of efforts to give a new all-encompassing approach to complex systems in nature based on chaos theory. While maintaining a high level of rigor, the authors avoid an overly complicated mathematical apparatus, making the book accessible to a wider interdisciplinary readership.

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780141042213

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Deep Simplicity by John Gribbin Pdf

'Gribbin takes us through the basics with his customary talent for accessibility and clarity' Sunday Times The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, weather forecasters seldom seem to get it right - even other people continue to baffle us. How do we make sense of it all? In fact, John Gribbin reveals, our seemingly random universe is actually built on simple laws of cause and effect that can explain why, for example, just one vehicle braking can cause a traffic jam; why wild storms result from a slight atmospheric change; even how we evolved from the most basic materials. Like a zen painting, a fractal image or the pattern on a butterfly's wings, simple elements form the bedrock of a sophisticated whole. Synthesizing chaos and complexity theory for the perplexed, Deep Simplicity brilliantly illuminates the harmony underlying our existence.

Author : Emilian Kavalski
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438456072

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World Politics at the Edge of Chaos by Emilian Kavalski Pdf

Comprehensive overview of the inroads made by Complexity Thinking approaches and ideas in the study and practice of world politics. Why are policymakers, scholars, and the general public so surprised when the world turns out to be unpredictable? World Politics at the Edge of Chaos suggests that the study of international politics needs new forms of knowledge to respond to emerging challenges such as the interconnectedness between local and transnational realities; between markets, migration, and social movements; and between pandemics, a looming energy crisis, and climate change. Asserting that Complexity Thinking (CT) provides a much-needed lens for interpreting these challenges, the contributors offer a parallel assessment of the impact of CT to anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric (post-human) International Relations. Using this perspective, the result should be less surprise when confronting the dynamism of a fragile and unpredictable global life.

Author : Peter M Hoffmann
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465033362

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Life's Ratchet by Peter M Hoffmann Pdf

Life is an enduring mystery. Yet, science tells us that living beings are merely sophisticated structures of lifeless molecules. If this view is correct, where do the seemingly purposeful motions of cells and organisms originate? In Life's Ratchet, physicist Peter M. Hoffmann locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale. Below the calm, ordered exterior of a living organism lies microscopic chaos, or what Hoffmann calls the molecular storm -- specialized molecules immersed in a whirlwind of colliding water molecules. Our cells are filled with molecular machines, which, like tiny ratchets, transform random motion into ordered activity, and create the "purpose" that is the hallmark of life. Tiny electrical motors turn electrical voltage into motion, nanoscale factories custom-build other molecular machines, and mechanical machines twist, untwist, separate and package strands of DNA. The cell is like a city -- an unfathomable, complex collection of molecular workers working together to create something greater than themselves. Life, Hoffman argues, emerges from the random motions of atoms filtered through these sophisticated structures of our evolved machinery. We are agglomerations of interacting nanoscale machines more amazing than anything in science fiction. Rather than relying on some mysterious "life force" to drive them -- as people believed for centuries -- life's ratchets harness instead the second law of thermodynamics and the disorder of the molecular storm. Grounded in Hoffmann's own cutting-edge research, Life's Ratchet reveals the incredible findings of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of how the noisy world of atoms gives rise to life itself.

Author : Flavio Lorenzelli
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203214589

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The Essence Of Chaos by Flavio Lorenzelli Pdf

The study of chaotic systems has become a major scientific pursuit in recent years, shedding light on the apparently random behaviour observed in fields as diverse as climatology and mechanics. InThe Essence of Chaos Edward Lorenz, one of the founding fathers of Chaos and the originator of its seminal concept of the Butterfly Effect, presents his own landscape of our current understanding of the field. Lorenz presents everyday examples of chaotic behaviour, such as the toss of a coin, the pinball's path, the fall of a leaf, and explains in elementary mathematical strms how their essentially chaotic nature can be understood. His principal example involved the construction of a model of a board sliding down a ski slope. Through this model Lorenz illustrates chaotic phenomena and the related concepts of bifurcation and strange attractors. He also provides the context in which chaos can be related to the similarly emergent fields of nonlinearity, complexity and fractals. As an early pioneer of chaos, Lorenz also provides his own story of the human endeavour in developing this new field. He describes his initial encounters with chaos through his study of climate and introduces many of the personalities who contributed early breakthroughs. His seminal paper, "Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wing in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas?" is published for the first time.

Author : Kathleen Black
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781631950995

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The Top 1% Life by Kathleen Black Pdf

The Top 1% Life helps real estate agents leave their “overworked underachiever” concept behind. Kathleen Black, one of North America’s leading real estate coaches, has worked with thousands of agents and hundreds of teams to solve this problem. After transforming 80% of her clients into top 1% producers, her tried, tested, and true KBCC Ultimate Expansion Strategy shown within The Top 1% Life helps real estate agents: Make it home in time for dinner Spend their nights and weekends with their children, spouse, and loved ones Find some help that actually makes a difference Get their business organized and self-sufficient so everything doesn't depend on them Quit being on call 24/7 Take an actual vacation – without their phone

Author : Mark D. Youngblood
Publisher : Perceval Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : CORNELL:31924087510925

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Life at the Edge of Chaos by Mark D. Youngblood Pdf

Author : Thom Shea
Publisher : Clovercroft Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1950892484

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Three Simple Things by Thom Shea Pdf

"We humans make our lives painfully complex." Relationships, which are fundamentally simple, now swim with complexity. The boring simplicity of being physically hard and in shape drowns in a swamp of exciting complex and lazy actions. The pursuit of wealth evolved away from simple work and simple teamwork to a virtual devaluing of hard work into hacks and overindulging actions that have no value. The simple act of learning is now mired in politics and debt. Spiritually, we also are void of meaning to the point where simple prayer or meditation signifies depression and loss of soul. There are five areas in each of your lives that demand simplicity and abhor complexity: Spiritual, Relationship, Wealth, Physical, and Intellectual. To win, you need only do Three Simple Things in each. Success is that simple.

Author : Fred Abraham,Albert R. Gilgen
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995-04-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015031735460

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Chaos Theory in Psychology by Fred Abraham,Albert R. Gilgen Pdf

This is a collection on the uses of chaos theory in the whole field of psychology including: theory; experimental perception; neurophysiology; clinical, organisational, social, personality, research, therapy and literature analysis; educational, developmental and gender issues; and more.