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1、OutofControlTheNewBiologyofMachines,SocialSystems,andtheEconomicWorld●Readitonline●BuyaprintedcopyfromAmazon●Reviews●SelectedMaxims●TranslationsOutofControlisasummaryofwhatweknowaboutself-sustainingsystems,bothlivingonessuchasatropicalwetland,oranartificialone,suchasacomputersimulat
2、ionofourplanet.Thelastchapterofthebook,"TheNineLawsofGod,"isadistillationoftheninecommonprinciplesthatalllife-likesystemsshare.Themajorthemesofthebookare:●Aswemakeourmachinesandinstitutionsmorecomplex,wehavetomakethemmorebiologicalinordertomanagethem.●Themostpotentforceintechnologyw
3、illbeartificialevolution.Wearealreadyevolvingsoftwareanddrugsinsteadofengineeringthem.●Organiclifeistheultimatetechnology,andalltechnologywillimprovetowardsbiology.●ThemainthingcomputersaregoodforiscreatinglittleworldssothatwecantryouttheGreatQuestions.Onlinecommunitiesletusaskthequ
4、estion"whatisademocracy;whatdoyouneedforit?"bytryingtowireademocracyup,andre-wireitifitdoesn'twork.Virtualrealityletsusask"whatisreality?"bytryingtosynthesizeit.Andcomputersgiveusroomtoask"whatislife?"byprovidingauniverseinwhichtocreatecomputervirusesandartificialcreaturesofincreasi
5、ngcomplexity.PhilosopherssittinginacademiesusedtoasktheGreatQuestions;nowtheyareaskedbyexperimentalistscreatingworlds.●Asweshapetechnology,itshapesus.Weareconnectingeverythingtoeverything,andsoourentirecultureismigratingtoa"networkculture"andanewnetworkeconomics.●Inordertoharvestthe
6、poweroforganicmachines,wehavetoinstillinthemguidelinesandself-governance,andrelinquishsomeofourtotalcontrol.ThispagewaslastmodifiedonFriday,March11,2003OutofControlReviews"KevinKelly'swonderfullyperceptivenewbookshattersmoreparadigmsperpagethananyothertextinthisdecade.OutOfControlma
7、kesmefeelgoodtobealive."--BruceSterling"OutOfControlisthebreakthroughconceptofcontemporaryscienceandtechnology.Itlinksthebestofcutting-edgebiology,computerscience,economics,organizationaltheory,art,andmuchmore.Nolongerjustthebestjournalistonthesubject,KevinKellywiththisbookisactivel
8、yshapingtheintellec
