via kottke, Salon is running
December 25, 2001
via kottke, Salon is running an interview with Steven Johnson discussing his recent book on self-organizing systems. there's an interesting spin on the relevance of his book to the post-Sept 11 world, in that we have all witnessed two quintessential examples of self-organizging systems at work: NYC's remarkable bounce-back from the effects of the terrorist attacks, and the slippery structurelessness of the terrorist networks themselves.
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Mastering Information Through the Ages
“A penetrating and highly entertaining meditation on the information age and its historical roots.”
—Los Angeles Times
“A fascinating tour of the many ways that humans have collected, organized and shared information.”
—Publisher's Weekly
“A readable romp through the history of information processing, from the origins of writing to the emergence of libraries and finally the World Wide Web.”
—New Scientist
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