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The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life by Len Fisher

jurgenappelo's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting stories and science leading to a strange and unconvincing set of rules.

mazaru's review against another edition

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3.0

An interesting book that is well foot-noted for those seeking to dive into the details. I was hoping for a bit more depth on certain topics, so it is only a 3 for being somewhat superficial. That said, I would recommend it to borrow from a friend/library.

apetruce's review

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4.0

Neat book -- not for dummies. Explains the mathematical principles behind why swarms of fish move all the the same time, how voting works, how to guess the right number of jelly beans in a jar. I won't pretend that I understood all the mathy parts, but there is enough explanation and real-life application to make this a very worthy read.

rulove's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

dooooot's review

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3.0

Len Fisher's How to Dunk a Doughnut is better, but this has some interesting ideas and science in it. Worth a read if you're into this sort of thing - definitely interesting and not dry.