Overcomplicated: Technology At The Limits Of Comprehension

  • 4h 35m 50s
  • Samuel Arbesman
  • Gildan Media
  • 2016

In Overcomplicated, complexity scientist Samuel Arbesman offers a fresh, insightful field guide to living with complex technologies that defy human comprehension. As technology grows more complex, Arbesman argues, its behavior mimics the vagaries of the natural world more than it conforms to a mathematical model. If we are to survive and thrive in this new age, we must abandon our need for governing principles and rules and accept the chaos. By embracing and observing the freak accidents and flukes that disrupt our lives, we can gain valuable clues about how our algorithms really work. What's more, we will become better thinkers, scientists, and innovators as a result.

In this Audiobook

  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter 1: WELCOME TO THE ENTANGLEMENT
  • Chapter 2: THE ORIGINS OF THE KLUGE
  • Chapter 3: LOSING THE BUBBLE
  • Chapter 4: OUR BUG-RIDDEN WORLD
  • Chapter 5: THE NEED FOR BIOLOGICAL THINKING
  • Chapter 6: WALKING HUMBLY WITH TECHNOLOGY

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