John Casti: 5 books

Book cover of O colapso de tudo
by John Casti
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: November 14, 2012

O mundo moderno, tecnologicamente avançado e globalizado, adquiriu um grau de complexidade nunca visto na história da humanidade — porém seu equilíbrio é tão precário quanto um castelo de cartas. É o que o renomado cientista de sistemas John Casti expõe, de forma cristalina, em seu novo...
Book cover of Acontecimentos Extremos
by John Casti
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: October 3, 2012

Todos sabemos o que significa ficar algumas horas sem Internet. Agora imagine os efeitos de uma falha à escala global. Se durasse um dia, seria o caos. Se durasse uma semana poderia provocar o colapso da nossa civilização. Uma catástrofe destas não só é possível, como assustadoramente provável,...
Book cover of Der plötzliche Kollaps von allem

Der plötzliche Kollaps von allem

Wie extreme Ereignisse unsere Zukunft zerstören können

by John Casti
Language: German
Release Date: October 9, 2012

Nur ein Element muss ausfallen und unser modernes Leben kollabiert – so eng sind Energie, Wasser, Lebensmittel, Verkehr, Kommunikation und Finanzen miteinander verflochten. John Casti, Pionier auf dem Gebiet der Komplexitätsforschung und Berater für internationale Versicherungen, gibt der Gefahr...
Book cover of X-Events

X-Events

The Collapse of Everything

by John L. Casti
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012

“I am an assiduous reader of John Casti’s books. He is a real scientific intellectual.”  —Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of Fooled by Randomness “Casti is at his best in presenting difficult philosophical ideas enthusiastically and lucidly, and in presenting...
Book cover of Beyond Belief

Beyond Belief

Randomness, Prediction and Explanation in Science

by John L. Casti
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018

How can we predict and explain the phenomena of nature? What are the limits to this knowledge process? The central issues of prediction, explanation, and mathematical modeling, which underlie all scientific activity, were the focus of a conference organized by the Swedish Council for the Planning...
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