Rate this book

Zwermintelligentie: Over Slimme Groepen En Domme Massa’s (2009)

by Len Fisher(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Maven Publishing

review 1: Fisher takes a broad approach to the ideas presented rather than going into any depth. He uses filler 'fluff' (stories and anectodes) to distract the reader from his lack of technicality and where he does go into technical details (not often - which is good considering how poorly he does it) he was imprecise and unclear. This use of filler causes his central message to be confusing and leaves the reader unsure as to what he is trying to say. On a more positive note the multitude of side points and stories where humorous enough to cause me to think it worth reading on that count alone.
review 2: This books looks at similar patterns and rules that guide the behavior of groups (swarms)--schools of fish, swarms of locusts, colonies of bees, or crowds and networks o... moref humans. The book just touches the surface of most of it, but there is an extensive bibliography for those who want to read more. The author comes up with a list of behaviors that will generally lead to good outcomes, based on the studies mentioned in the book. Some of them are very intriguing, such as if you have to make a choice, and you can't return to an option once you have rejected it, then you should look at the first 37 percent of your choices, reject them, and pick the next one that is better than any of the ones that you have seen. This will give you a 1 in 3 chance of picking the best option, and you will likely end up with an option in the top few percent. If you are happy with a choice that is in the top 10%, then you only need to compare to 14% of the choices. less

Download links for: Zwermintelligentie: over slimme groepen en domme massa’s

Advertising