Safi Bahcall

"This book has new ideas, bold insights, entertaining history and convincing analysis. Not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand how ideas change the world." -- Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? Why do traffic jams appear out of nowhere on highways? What can we learn about innovation from a glass of water? In Loonshots , physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs. Drawing on the science of phase transitions , Bahcall shows why teams, companies, or any group with a mission will suddenly change from embracing wild new ideas to rigidly rejecting them, just as flowing water will suddenly change into brittle ice. Mountains of print have been written about culture . Loonshots identifies the small shifts in structure that control this transition, the same way that temperature controls the change from water to ice. Using examples that range from the spread of fires in forests to the hunt for terrorists online, and stories of thieves and geniuses and kings, Bahcall shows how this new kind of science helps us understand the behavior of companies and the fate of empires. Loonshots distills these insights into lessons for creatives, entrepreneurs, and visionaries everywhere. Over the past decade, researchers have been applying the tools and techniques of phase transitions to understand how birds flock, fish swim, brains work, people vote, criminals behave, ideas spread, diseases erupt, and ecosystems collapse. If twentieth-century science was shaped by the search for fundamental laws, like quantum mechanics and gravity, the twenty-first will be shaped by this new kind of science. Loonshots is the first to apply these tools to help all of us unlock our potential to create and nurture the crazy ideas that change the world.

3 Bestselling Books Collection Set [Loonshots by Safi Bahcall; Range by David Epstein and Atomic Habits by James Clear] *THE BOOKS WILL BE SHIPPED IN MULTIPLE PACKAGES*

Ce au in comun James Bond si medicamentul Lipitor? Ce putem invata dintr-un pahar cu apa despre natura umana si despre istoria lumii? In Loonshots, fizicianul si antreprenorul Safi Bahcall dezvaluie un nou mod de a ne raporta la misterele comportamentului diverselor grupuri, prin care sfideaza tot ceea ce credeam ca stim despre cultivarea descoperirilor revolutionare. Inspirandu-se din teoria tranzitiilor de faza, Bahcall arata de ce echipele, companiile sau oricare grup care are de realizat un obiectiv vor suferi o metamorfoza rapida, trecand de la sustinerea unor noi idei trasnite la respingerea lor rigida, exact asa cum apa lichida se va transforma brusc in gheata casanta. Loonshots identifica micile modificari de structura care controleaza aceasta tranzitie, in acelasi mod in care temperatura controleaza transformarea apei in gheata. Folosind exemple care variaza de la raspandirea incendiilor forestiere pana la vanatoarea teroristilor online si povestile despre hoti, genii si regi, Bahcall arata modul in care acest nou gen de stiinta ne ajuta sa intelegem comportamentul companiilor si soarta imperiilor.

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Loonshots, Range, The Man Who Solved the Market [Hardcover] 3 Books Collection What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? Why do traffic jams appear out of nowhere on highways? What can we learn about innovation from a glass of water? In Loonshots, physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs. From the '10,000 hours rule' to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice. And, worse, that if you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start. The Man Who Solved the Market [Hardcover]: Jim Simons is the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history. His record bests those of legendary investors, including Warren Buffett, George Soros and Ray Dalio. Yet Simons and his strategies are shrouded in mystery.