Abstract
Sociophysics deals with one of the most ancient of human dreams, which is simultaneously its nightmare, i.e., the capability to predict and thus to control human behavior. As is often the case, science fiction creates what science will be able to achieve in the future, preceding in part the reality to come. But while succeeding in embodying some of the features of the future, it usually fails to grasp its more fundamental aspects, which is somehow comforting as regards our nonprewritten destiny, which always has many uncertainties.
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Galam, S. (2012). What is Sociophysics About?. In: Sociophysics. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2032-3_1
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