James Glattfelder studies complexity: how an interconnected system -- say, a swarm of birds -- is more than the sum of its parts. And complexity theory, it turns out, can reveal a lot about...
========== Translator: Joseph Geni
Reviewer: Morton Bast "When the crisis came, the serious limitations
of existing economic and financial models immediately became apparent." "There is also a strong belief,
which I share, that bad or oversimplistic
and overconfident economics helped create the crisis." Now, you've probably all heard
of similar criticism coming from people
who are skeptical of capitalism. But this is different. This is coming from the heart of finance. The first quote
is from Jean-Claude Trichet when he was governor
of the European Central Bank. The second quote is from the head
of the UK Financial Services Authority. Are these people implying that we don't understand
the economic systems that drive our modern societi...