{"product_id":"turtles-termites-and-traffic-jams-explorations-in-massively-parallel-microworlds-paperback","title":"Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams: Explorations in Massively Parallel Microworlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitchel Resnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a bird flock keep its movements so graceful and synchronized? Most people assume that the bird in front leads and the others follow. In fact, bird flocks don't have leaders: they are organized without an organizer, coordinated without a coordinator. And a surprising number of other systems, from termite colonies to traffic jams to economic systems, work the same decentralized way. \u003ci\u003eTurtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams\u003c\/i\u003e describes innovative new computational tools that can qhelp people (even young children) explore the workings of such systems--and help them move beyond the centralized mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.88 x 5.93 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45304899600486,"sku":"9780262680936","price":81.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aTlTaFpYaTBUUit6TFRNMDhSM2REZz09.webp?v=1774043435","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/turtles-termites-and-traffic-jams-explorations-in-massively-parallel-microworlds-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}