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Why do certain civilizations, societies, and ecosystems collapse? How does the domino effect relate to the credit crunch? When can mathematics help explain marriage? And how on earth do toads predict earthquakes? The future is uncertain. But science can help foretell what lies ahead. Drawing on ecology and biology, math and physics, Crashes, Crises, and Calamities offers four fundamental tools that scientists and engineers use to forecast the likelihood of sudden change: stability, catastrophe, complexity, and game theories. In accessible prose, Len Fisher demonstrates how we can foresee and manage events that might otherwise catch us by surprise. At the cutting edge of science, Fisher helps us find ways to act before a full-fledged catastrophe is upon us. Crashes, Crises, and Calamities is a witty and informative exploration of the chaos, complexity, and patterns of our daily lives.
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“Fisher is a master story-teller, making difficult scientific concepts seem simple through elegant exposition. Crashes, Crises, and Calamities addresses the challenge of disaster prediction in socio-economic, ecological, and physical systems by a brilliant and engaging integration of diverse scientific perspectives.”
— Simon A. Levin, Moffett Professor of Biology, Princeton University; author of Fragile Dominion
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“With this third book in his trilogy of exploration into how to address some of society’s most complex and vexing problems, Len Fisher challenges us to rethink how science and mathematics is used in what might be called ‘crisis prediction and management.’ This book is getting me to rethink some of my own work.”
— Scott M. Cooper, MIT Research Affiliate, co-author of Coolhunting -
“Len Fisher is a natural storyteller, and his tales about the mathematics of crashes, crises, and calamities keep the pages turning. A great way to find out what the world’s mathematicians are doing to forecast and prevent disasters of all kinds.”
— Ian Stewart, author of Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities -
“Excellent discussion of the most important problem of our time.”
— Yaneer Bar-Yam, Professor and President, New England Complex Systems Institute
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About Len Fisher
Len Fisher, PhD, is an honorary research fellow at the University of Bristol, England. The author of more than eighty scientific papers, Fisher has also made more than two hundred radio and television appearances worldwide. He is the author of The Perfect Swarm, Rock, Paper, Scissor, Weighing the Soul, and the prize-winning How to Dunk a Doughnut. He lives in Wiltshire, England, and Blackheath, Australia.
About Lloyd James
Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been a working professional actor in theater, film, television, and voice-overs for more than thirty years. He has narrated over one thousand audiobooks and won numerous Earphones Awards and nominations for the Audie Award and the Voice Arts Award. He holds a BFA degree in acting from Santa Fe University, New Mexico.