Título: Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension
Autor: Samuel Arbesman
Sinopse: Why did the New York Stock Exchange suspend trading without warning on July 8, 2015? Why did certain Toyota vehicles accelerate uncontrollably against the will of their drivers? Why does the programming inside our airplanes occasionally surprise its creators? After a thorough analysis by the top experts, the answers still elude us. You don’t understand the software running your car or your iPhone. But here’s a secret: neither do the geniuses at Apple or the Ph.D.’s at Toyota—not perfectly, anyway. No one, not lawyers, doctors, accountants, or policy makers, fully grasps the rules governing your tax return, your retirement account, or your hospital’s medical machinery. The same technological advances that have simplified our lives have made the systems governing our lives incomprehensible, unpredictable, and overcomplicated. In Overcomplicated, complexity scientist Samuel Arbesman offers a fresh, insightful field guide to living with complex technologies that defy human comprehension. As technology grows more complex, Arbesman argues, its behavior mimics the vagaries of the natural world more than it conforms to a mathematical model. If we are to survive and thrive in this new age, we must abandon our need for governing principles and rules and accept the chaos. By embracing and observing the freak accidents and flukes that disrupt our lives, we can gain valuable clues about how our algorithms really work. What’s more, we will become better thinkers, scientists, and innovators as a result. Lucid and energizing, this book is a vital new analysis of the world heralded as “modern” for anyone who wants to live wisely.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension”, de Samuel Arbesman, publicado pela editora Penguin Group, em 2016 e com 244 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Penguin Group
Páginas: 244
Ano: 2016
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Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 1591847761
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Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Penguin Group apresentam uma experiência de leitura que mescla narrativas envolventes com reflexões contemporâneas, transitando entre o ficcional e o informativo. O catálogo sugere uma atenção especial a personagens em jornadas pessoais intensas, seja em contextos de suspense psicológico, dramas familiares ou descobertas juvenis. Além disso, há uma presença marcante de temas ligados à criatividade, trabalho e tecnologia, abordados com linguagem acessível e didática. O tom varia entre o mais narrativo, com histórias que exploram relações humanas e mistérios, e o mais analítico, com obras que convidam à compreensão de sistemas complexos e autoconhecimento.
