【比爾蓋茲推薦書單:歷年推薦】
捷克裔加拿大科學家溯及帝國和文明的成長,闡明我們雖可繪製生物個體演化的生長圖,但社會和經濟的進步並非線性,而是包括衰落與復興。現代文明的軌跡並不明確。
A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.
Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extra