Bursts

Bursts: the hidden pattern behind everything we do

by Barabási, Albert-László

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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.

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  • Full title :Bursts : the hidden pattern behind everything we do / Albert-László Barabási.

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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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Dutton
  • Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (ix, 310 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781101182352, 1101182350, 9781101187166, 1101187166
  • oclc:ocn668230448
  • LC Classification:HM1011
  • Dewey Decimal:303.4901

Table of Contents

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.

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Subjects

Behavior Comportement humain human behavior Prédiction (Psychologie) Prediction (Psychology) Psychohistoire Psychohistory Psychologie sociale -- Méthodes statist… Social psychology -- Statistical methods SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General

Writers

Barabási, Albert-László

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