Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams

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Author: Resnick, MitchelISBN: 9780262680936Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE USYear first published: 22 Jan 1997Pages: 184 Format: Paperback / softbackHow does a bird flock keep its movement s so graceful and synchronized? Most people assume that the bird in front leads and the others follow. In fact, bird flocks don't have leaders- they are organized without an organizer, coordinated without a coordinator. And a surprising number of other systems, from termite colonies to traffic jams to economic systems, work the same decentralized way. i>Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams/i> describes innovative new computational tools that can qhelp people (even young children) explore the workings of such systems-and help them move beyond the centralized mindset. Show more