Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
by M. Mitchell Waldrop
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“4/These ideas collided with my first exposure to the idea of complex adaptive systems. @MitchWaldrop 's great book, Complexity, documents the early days of @sfiscience and explains many of the big ideas. | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It?s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It’s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | This is such a great point. This is the essence of Complexity Theory. With complex systems (multivariable, nonlinear), you have no idea if the variable you are using for analysis will hold over the long term. Read this book, it changes everything”
Source →“4/These ideas collided with my first exposure to the idea of complex adaptive systems. @MitchWaldrop 's great book, Complexity, documents the early days of @sfiscience and explains many of the big ideas. | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It?s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It’s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | This is such a great point. This is the essence of Complexity Theory. With complex systems (multivariable, nonlinear), you have no idea if the variable you are using for analysis will hold over the long term. Read this book, it changes everything”
Source →“4/These ideas collided with my first exposure to the idea of complex adaptive systems. @MitchWaldrop 's great book, Complexity, documents the early days of @sfiscience and explains many of the big ideas. | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It?s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It’s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | This is such a great point. This is the essence of Complexity Theory. With complex systems (multivariable, nonlinear), you have no idea if the variable you are using for analysis will hold over the long term. Read this book, it changes everything”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Michael Mauboussin and Bill Gurley
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“4/These ideas collided with my first exposure to the idea of complex adaptive systems. @MitchWaldrop 's great book, Complexity, documents the early days of @sfiscience and explains many of the big ideas. | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It?s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | Bill Gurley: "My favorite book of all time is a book called 'Complexity.' It’s an analysis of multivariable nonlinear systems and how they behave. And that includes things like stock market, weather or pandemics." | This is such a great point. This is the essence of Complexity Theory. With complex systems (multivariable, nonlinear), you have no idea if the variable you are using for analysis will hold over the long term. Read this book, it changes everything”
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