Bandwidth : How Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Constrain Society

This book explains how limitations in the movement and perception of information constrain human behavior, cognition, interaction, and perspective. How fast can we learn? How much? Why are habits and biases unavoidable? Aspects considered include: how much information can one human absorb in a lifetime? How far does a process of perturbation propagate? How do specialization or generalization, critical thinking or belief, influence what people accomplish? It is aimed at general readers and scientists with an interest in how limitations of the physical sciences affect society and human behavior--

Author: Alexander Scheeline

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Publication Date: Jun 05, 2023

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9811238545

ISBN-13: 9789811238543