Center for Homeland Defense & Security: Bak's Sandpile: Strategies for a Catastrophic World

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Bak's Sandpile: Strategies for a Catastrophic World

Ted Lewis [27 Sep 2011]

In this interview, Dr. Ted Lewis discusses his latest book "Bak's Sand Pile: Strategies for a Catastrophic World" and how it explains the dynamics of catastrophes in over-optimized networks and systems.

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