Agent-based Modelling
Pete sent me an intriguing article about emergent phenomena and agent-based modelling:
“Adding new lanes to a highway often makes rush-hour traffic jams far worse – a result known as Braess’s paradox after the German operations research engineer who discovered it in 1968…”
http://www.afrboss.com.au/magarticle.asp?doc_id=19120&listed_months=12
It’d really make for an interesting field of IS research. Thanks Pete!
That sounds interesting! I actually emailed my course coordinator asking if the uni has any courses based around emergent behaviours … I’m keen! =P