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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GLUT:
Mastering Information Through the Ages
New Paperback Edition
“A penetrating and highly entertaining meditation on the information age and its historical roots.”
—Los Angeles Times
