A page-turning exploration of eleven scenarios that may trigger the collapse of the modern world
A renowned systems theorist, John Casti shows how our world has become impossibly complicated, relying on ever more advanced technology that is developing at an exponential rate. Yet it is a fact of mathematical life that higher and higher levels of complexity lead to systems that are increasingly fragile and susceptible to sudden, spectacular collapse. Fascinating and chilling, X-Events provides a provocative tour of the catastrophic outlier scenarios that could quickly send us crashing back to the preindustrial age: global financial "black swans"; a worldwide crash of the Internet that would halt all communication; the end of oil; nuclear winter; "nanoplagues"; robot uprisings; electromagnetic pulses; pandemic viruses; and more. You won't ever look at the world the same way again.
| Autorius: | John L. Casti |
| Leidėjas: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2021 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 338 |
| ISBN-10: | 0062088297 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780062088291 |
| Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) |
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