Adaptive Quote by Jacques Barzun

“complex system: a system in which large networks of components with no central control and simple rules of operation give rise to complex collective…

— Melanie Mitchell

Our social networks, our news, our mundane existence and our important moments are all mediated by algorithms, whose proprietary, profit-driven, ad-financed nature seeps into…

— Zeynep Tufekci

Networks, especially, micro-manage everything to death.

— Laura Prepon

Wherever the Net arises, there arises also a rebel to resist human control...A network nurtures small failures in order that large failures don't happen…

— Kevin Kelly

The 21st century is dominated by networks because the introduction of the information age, we can suddenly create, free flow these globally distributed, organic,…

— Chris Fussell

I'm a realist about how the networks work.

— Mark Frost

One of the key insights of the systems approach has been the realization that the network is a pattern that is common to all…

— Fritjof Capra

The trick isn't so much creating the right thing; the trick is finding the right networks.

— Jonah Peretti

The reason we form networks is because the benefits of a connected life outweigh the costs. It's to our advantage as individuals and a…

— Nicholas A. Christakis

“It’s a simple complex system. That’s the technical name for it. Because it’s simple, it’s prone to cascades, and because it’s complex, you can’t…

— James S.A. Corey

If we create networks with the sole intention of getting something, we won’t succeed. We can’t pursue the benefits of networks; the benefits ensue…

— Anonymous

By cultivating rich social networks, by cultivating weak ties, not just close ties but the weak ties, by becoming connectors and by connecting others…

— Jason Silva