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1、OutofControlTheNewBiologyofMachines,SocialSystems,andtheEconomicWorld●Readitonline●BuyaprintedcopyfromAmazon●Reviews●SelectedMaxims●TranslationsOutofControlisasummaryofwhatweknowaboutself-sustainingsystems,bothlivingonessuchasatropicalwetland,oranartificialone,sucha
2、sacomputersimulationofourplanet.Thelastchapterofthebook,"TheNineLawsofGod,"isadistillationoftheninecommonprinciplesthatalllife-likesystemsshare.Themajorthemesofthebookare:●Aswemakeourmachinesandinstitutionsmorecomplex,wehavetomakethemmorebiologicalinordertomanagethe
3、m.●Themostpotentforceintechnologywillbeartificialevolution.Wearealreadyevolvingsoftwareanddrugsinsteadofengineeringthem.●Organiclifeistheultimatetechnology,andalltechnologywillimprovetowardsbiology.●Themainthingcomputersaregoodforiscreatinglittleworldssothatwecantry
4、outtheGreatQuestions.Onlinecommunitiesletusaskthequestion"whatisademocracy;whatdoyouneedforit?"bytryingtowireademocracyup,andre-wireitifitdoesn'twork.Virtualrealityletsusask"whatisreality?"bytryingtosynthesizeit.Andcomputersgiveusroomtoask"whatislife?"byprovidingaun
5、iverseinwhichtocreatecomputervirusesandartificialcreaturesofincreasingcomplexity.PhilosopherssittinginacademiesusedtoasktheGreatQuestions;nowtheyareaskedbyexperimentalistscreatingworlds.●Asweshapetechnology,itshapesus.Weareconnectingeverythingtoeverything,andsoouren
6、tirecultureismigratingtoa"networkculture"andanewnetworkeconomics.●Inordertoharvestthepoweroforganicmachines,wehavetoinstillinthemguidelinesandself-governance,andrelinquishsomeofourtotalcontrol.ThispagewaslastmodifiedonFriday,March11,2003OutofControlReviews"KevinKell
7、y'swonderfullyperceptivenewbookshattersmoreparadigmsperpagethananyothertextinthisdecade.OutOfControlmakesmefeelgoodtobealive."--BruceSterling"OutOfControlisthebreakthroughconceptofcontemporaryscienceandtechnology.Itlinksthebestofcutting-edgebiology,computerscience,e
8、conomics,organizationaltheory,art,andmuchmore.Nolongerjustthebestjournalistonthesubject,KevinKellywiththisbookisactivelyshapingtheintellec
