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The Resource Simplexity : simplifying principles for a complex world, Alain Berthoz ; [translated by] Giselle Weiss, (electronic resource)
Simplexity : simplifying principles for a complex world, Alain Berthoz ; [translated by] Giselle Weiss, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- "In this book a noted physiologist and neuroscientist introduces the concept of simplexity, the set of solutions living organisms find that enable them to deal with information and situations, while taking into account past experiences and anticipating future ones. Such solutions are new ways of addressing problems so that actions may be taken more quickly, more elegantly, and more efficiently. In a sense, the history of living organisms may be summed up by their remarkable ability to find solutions that avoid the world's complexity by imposing on it their own rules and functions. Evolution has resolved the problem of complexity not by simplifying but by finding solutions whose processes--though they can sometimes be complex--allow us to act in the midst of complexity and of uncertainty. Nature can inspire us by making us realize that simplification is never simple and requires instead that we choose, refuse, connect, and imagine, in order to act in the best possible manner. Such solutions are already being applied in design and engineering and are significant in biology, medicine, economics, and the behavioral sciences"--
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages)
- Note
- Made available online by ebrary
- Isbn
- 9780300177923
- Label
- Simplexity : simplifying principles for a complex world
- Title
- Simplexity
- Title remainder
- simplifying principles for a complex world
- Statement of responsibility
- Alain Berthoz ; [translated by] Giselle Weiss
- Subject
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- Complexity (Philosophy)
- Complexity (Philosophy)
- Electronic resources
- Miscellanea
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Evolution
- SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects
- SCIENCE -- System Theory
- Science -- Miscellanea
- Simplicity
- Simplicity
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Operations Research
- Science
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- "In this book a noted physiologist and neuroscientist introduces the concept of simplexity, the set of solutions living organisms find that enable them to deal with information and situations, while taking into account past experiences and anticipating future ones. Such solutions are new ways of addressing problems so that actions may be taken more quickly, more elegantly, and more efficiently. In a sense, the history of living organisms may be summed up by their remarkable ability to find solutions that avoid the world's complexity by imposing on it their own rules and functions. Evolution has resolved the problem of complexity not by simplifying but by finding solutions whose processes--though they can sometimes be complex--allow us to act in the midst of complexity and of uncertainty. Nature can inspire us by making us realize that simplification is never simple and requires instead that we choose, refuse, connect, and imagine, in order to act in the best possible manner. Such solutions are already being applied in design and engineering and are significant in biology, medicine, economics, and the behavioral sciences"--
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- Berthoz, A
- Illustrations
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- Index
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- LC call number
- Q173
- LC item number
- .B54713 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Science
- Complexity (Philosophy)
- Simplicity
- PSYCHOLOGY
- SCIENCE
- SCIENCE
- SCIENCE
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- Complexity (Philosophy)
- Science
- Simplicity
- Label
- Simplexity : simplifying principles for a complex world, Alain Berthoz ; [translated by] Giselle Weiss, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Made available online by ebrary
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-249) and index
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- online resource
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- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages)
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- online
- Isbn
- 9780300177923
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
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- computer
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- 22573/ctt1147j5
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- (OCoLC)773987283
- (OCoLC)ocn773987283
- Label
- Simplexity : simplifying principles for a complex world, Alain Berthoz ; [translated by] Giselle Weiss, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Made available online by ebrary
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-249) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300177923
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 22573/ctt1147j5
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)773987283
- (OCoLC)ocn773987283
Subject
- Complexity (Philosophy)
- Complexity (Philosophy)
- Electronic resources
- Miscellanea
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Evolution
- SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects
- SCIENCE -- System Theory
- Science -- Miscellanea
- Simplicity
- Simplicity
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Operations Research
- Science
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