Of ants and men: the unexpected side effects of complexity in society
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1 FROM BAD TO WORSE 1
A NIGHT OF TERROR 1
FROM BAD TO WORSE 2
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES 3
THE IMMEDIATE DRIVES OUT THE IMPORTANT 4
THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLEXITY 6
THE BEST LAID PLANS 7
END NOTES 9
2 OF ANTS AND MEN 11
WHY ARE LEFT-HANDERS GOOD AT SPORT? 11
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 13
THE ANT HILL 13
OF ANTS AND MEN 14
THE HUMAN ANT HEAP 18
END NOTES 18
3 A TANGLED WEB 21
KEEP IT SIMPLE 21
A TANGLED WEB 23
A FLOCK OF BIRDS 26
A GAME OF CHESS 27
BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED 28
WINNING STRATEGIES 30
ON BEING LUCKY 31
END NOTES 32
4 THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER 35
THE GLASS HALF EMPTY 35
FROM TOY SHIPS TO FASHION PARADES 37
SEEING THE WOOD FOR THE TREES 39
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IN THE LAP OF THE GODS 40
WITCH HUNTS 41
HERE AND NOW 43
END NOTES 44
5 THE ANIMAL WITHIN 45
BASIC INSTINCTS 45
THE GROUP 46
NO PLACE LIKE HOME 47
LOOKING GOOD 48
ELVIS LIVES 50
CONQUERING NATURE? 52
END NOTES 55
6 MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH 57
OVER THE TOP 57
REALITY UNCHECKED 58
THE SPACE RACE SPRINGS A LEAK 59
CLOSING THE BOX 60
MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH 62
THE UNSINKABLE TITANIC 63
END NOTES 65
7 THE STING IN THE TAIL 67
BIASED SAMPLES 67
MEANS AND EXTREMES 68
ALL ROADS LEAD TO DISASTER 69
MANAGING SOCIAL EXTREMES 70
ELIMINATING EXTREMES 74
FROM BIAS TO PREJUDICE 75
FORCE OF HABIT 77
A FROG IN HOT WATER 78
END NOTES 79
8 DIVIDE AND RULE 81
WHY IS A HOUSE LIKE A HANDBAG? 81
DIVIDE AND RULE 82
MORNING TEA AT THE OFFICE 85
CLIMBING THE PYRAMID 85
THE BRITTLENESS OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY 87
THINKING INSIDE A CLOSED BOX 89
PLAYING BY THE NUMBERS 90
MEASURING THE WORTH OF THINGS 92
END NOTES 93
CONTENTS IX
9 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER 95
A CHAIN OF EVENTS 95
THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE 96
A HORROR PLANE TRIP 97
FROM DUE CARE TO THE NANNY STATE 98
ARMAGEDDON 100
END NOTES 102
10 THE SNOWBALL EFFECT 103
SNOWBALLS AND BANK ACCOUNTS 103
AN EYE FOR AN EYE 105
FROM ANTS HILLS TO TOWN PLANNING 106
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 106
THE BIG GET BIGGER 107
THE SOUTH SEAS BUBBLE 108
MISSISSIPPI MADNESS 110
THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY ILL
WINNERS AND LOSERS 112
WHY DO SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK? 113
END NOTES 114
11 A DEADLY CASCADE 117
WHY EXPERTS FAIL 117
WHAT IF? 119
THE ART OF COMPROMISE 121
DIMENSIONS OF BEING 122
THE PLATYPUS AND THE ECHIDNA 126
CASCADING CONTEXTS 126
END NOTES 129
12 COLLATERAL DAMAGE 131
NEW TECHNOLOGY 131
COLLATERAL DAMAGE 132
BENRI DESU KA? 134
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND SOCIETY 134
ECONOMIES OF SCALE 136
SERENDIPITY 139
TORRENTS OF CHANGE 141
END NOTES 143
13 THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL S BACK 145
WHY IS A STARFISH LIKE AN ATOMIC BOMB? 145
THE TAPESTRY OF FATE 147
THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL S BACK 149
CONTENTS
CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE 150
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 151
THE BIG BREAK 153
AVALANCHES AND CASCADES 154
HORROR AT TENERIFE 156
END NOTES 157
14 ON BEING WELL CONNECTED 159
DEGREES OF SEPARATION 159
A SMALL WORLD 162
HOW WELL CONNECTED IS THE WORLD WIDE WEB? 164
WHO YOU KNOW, NOT WHAT YOU KNOW 166
DYING ALONE 167
END NOTES 169
15 THE HERD INSTINCT 171
DON T PANIC 171
THE MADNESS OF CROWDS 172
THE DOT-COM BUBBLE 173
BOOM AND BUST 175
CALLING ALL RIOTERS 176
FOLLOW THE HERD 177
LAW AND DISORDER 180
THE EAGLE AND THE ANT 181
END NOTES 183
16 THE SUBATOMIC FAMILY 185
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY 185
THE HARMLESS REFRIGERATOR 186
THE WAY WE ARE 190
THE SUBATOMIC FAMILY 191
END NOTES 193
17 THE GLOBAL VILLAGE 195
THE INFORMATION EXPLOSION 195
SOCIETY S MEMORY BANKS 197
THE GLOBAL VILLAGE 198
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING 202
THE POWER OF THE MEDIA 204
END NOTES 207
CONTENTS XI
18 THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL 211
THE GROWTH IMPERATIVE 211
THE STRUGGLE TO GROW 213
THE CORPORATE SOCIETY 216
A MATERIAL WORLD 219
THE LIMITS TO GROWTH 221
END NOTES 222
19 FOULING THE NEST 225
A FINITE WORLD 225
THE PROBLEM OF STUFF 227
THE LIMITS TO GROWTH 229
THE IMBALANCE OF NATURE 233
THE PROBLEM OF SCALE 235
THE LESSON OF HISTORY 237
END NOTES 238
20 SHAPING THE FUTURE 241
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE 241
A STATE OF MIND 243
PRIORITY OR PANACEA? 246
THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE 247
TO REALLY FOUL THINGS UP 249
THE BIG PICTURE 251
END NOTES 254
REFERENCES 257
INDEX 265
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