Are there any "laws of nature" that influence the ways in which humans behave and organize themselves? Today, physics is enjoying a revival in the social, political and economic sciences. In "Critical Mass", Philip Ball shows how much we can understand of human behavior when we ... look to the impact of individual decisions -- whether in circumstances of cooperation or conflict -- on our laws, institutions and customs. This book will be published in June. Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another | 
