Angela Miller-Rothbart

一位頂級專家解釋為什麼對社會和經濟複雜系統的理解將有助於社會預測和應對我們面臨的最大挑戰。社會科學家、經濟學家約翰‧米勒(John H. Miller)在本書中展示了為什麼需要著眼於整體。首先，無論我們討論的是股票市場、計算機網絡還是生物有機體，單個部分只有當注意到它們是更大整體的一部分時才有意義。也許更重要的是，這些整體可以表現出與它們的部分截然不同的行為。作為全球計算複雜自適應系統領軍研究者的約翰‧米勒，揭示了驚人的全球模式他揭示了驚人的全球模式，這些模式將原本截然不同的結構組織聯繫在一起:這可能看起來很粗糙，但蜂窩的溫度控制系統可以幫助預測市場波動，哺乳動物的心跳可以幫助我們理解城市的“心跳”，並相應地

《不被標籤的勇氣》——當一次錯誤成為全校熱議，妳會如何面對？艾米莉亞想要成為最優秀的人，但無論如何努力，她仍是全校最不起眼的存在。直到新來的男孩伊凡出現，她渴望改變自己，卻在一時衝動下做出後悔的決定，讓她的名聲瞬間崩壞。從「沒人理的怪咖」變成「壞榜樣」，艾米莉亞不願被網路上的標籤定義。她要證明，自己遠比螢幕上的影像更重要。一部真實而幽默的青春小說，關於成長、勇氣，與網路世界的影響力。"So uplifting and powerful - so, so good." Cathy Cassidy"Brave, honest, and heart-breakingly funny." Ben Miller"A beautiful, relevant story of courage, strength, and not letting other people decide who you are." Kate WestonAmelia Bright wants to be the best at everything. But when it comes to popularity, she is dead last. No matter what she tries, she can't shake her reputation as a maggoty nobody.When she meets cute new boy Evan, Amelia wonders if he can help her lose her loser status. And in a moment of hope, she agrees to something she quickly regrets - something that goes viral at school. Now she's not just called "maggot", she's a "bad influence" - and worse.But Amelia's determined not to let one mistake define her...she's so much more than the image everyone sees online. A powerfully real a

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