Out Of Control: The New Biology Of Machines, Social Systems, And The Economic World

Kevin Kelly

Basic Books, Apr 30, 2009 - Science - 528 pages

Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.

About the author

Kevin Kelly is Executive Editor of Wired, the new bible of the techno-culture. Formerly Publisher and Editor of Whole Earth Review, he has been instrumental in helping launch a number of cultural innovations: The Hacker's Conference; Cyberthon; the first virtual-reality jamboree; and the WELL, model way station on the information superhighway.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Out Of Control: The New Biology Of Machines, Social Systems, And The Economic World
• Author: Kevin Kelly
• Publisher: Basic Books, 2009
• ISBN: 078674703X, 9780786747030
• Length: 528 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economics / Theory; Computers / Artificial Intelligence / General; Computers / Machine Theory; Science / Life Sciences / Biology; Science / Life Sciences / Evolution; Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects