Paths : : Why Is Life filled with So Many Detours?

• Author: Gulyás, András.
• TeilnehmendeR: Heszberger, Zalán.; Biró, József.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; {copy}2021.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (97 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword: Paths We Live By -- Foreword: The Longest Journey -- Acknowledgements -- Disclaimer -- Contents -- Content Path -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: Long and Winding Roads -- 2 Everybody Loves Roundabouts -- 2.1 Hiding Behind Proxies -- 2.2 Mind Maps: The Revolution of Presenting Ideas -- 2.3 Short but Winding Roads -- 3 The Forest of Alternative Choices -- 4 Straight to the Point: A Short Chapter About the Shortest Paths -- 5 Finding Your Way Through the Maze -- 6 On the Trail of Nature: Collecting Scientific Evidence -- 6.1 Flight Paths -- 6.2 Paths from a Word Maze -- 6.3 Internet Paths -- 6.4 Paths from the Human Brain -- 7 The Universal Nature of Paths -- 7.1 Rule 1: Pick a Short (But Not Necessarily Shortest) Path -- 7.2 Rule 2: Use Regular Paths -- 7.3 Rule 3: Prefer Downstream -- 7.4 Checkpoint -- 7.5 Imitating Nature's Path Picking Procedure -- 7.6 Two Short Illuminating Stories About Paths -- 8 Amazing Scientific Discoveries: Aspirin, Cattle, Business Communication and Others -- 9 Paths to the Way We Live, Teach and Learn -- 10 The Path is the Goal! -- Coda -- Bibliography.