General Information

Author/Creator

Barabási, Albert-László, 1967-

Language

English.

Published

New York, N.Y. : Plume, published by the Penguin Group, c2010.

Physical Description

ix, 310 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary

Outlines a theory of how to predict behavior, drawing on seven years of research while demonstrating the mathematical properties of seemingly random events, from the spread of epidemics to the history of wars.

Subjects

Subject

Social psychology > Statistical methods.

Human behavior.

Prediction (Psychology)

Psychohistory.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Albert-László Barabási.

Content

The best bodyguard in the business -- A pope is elected in Rome -- The mystery of random motion -- Duel in Belgrade -- The future is not yet searchable -- Bloody prophecy -- Prediction or prophecy -- A crusade at last -- Violence, random and otherwise -- An unforeseen massacre -- Deadly quarrels and power laws -- The Nagylak Battle -- The origin of bursts -- Accidents don't happen to crucifixes -- The man who taught himself to swim by reading -- An investigation -- Trailing the albatross -- "Villain!" -- The patterns of human mobility -- Revolution now -- Predictably unpredictable -- A diversion in Transylvania -- The truth about LifeLinear -- Szekler against Szekler -- Feeling sick is not a priority -- The final battles -- The third ear -- Flesh and blood.

ISBN

9780525951605

9780452297180

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	303.4901 BAR		OSA Repository	Donation of George Soros.

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