TY - JOUR AB - Purpose–To review the edited anthology Anticipatory Behavior in Adaptive Learning Systems: Foundations, Theories, and Systems.Design/methodology/approach–Comments on the book's 16 articles that rapidly transition from introductory philosophy to specific research reports.Findings–The consensus is that anticipatory behaviors are critical to performance in a variety of natural and built systems – especially adaptive learning systems. This outcome, with some disagreement among the authors, is demonstrated through a variety of exemplars.Originality/value–The reviewer feels that this book is of seminal importance. The exploration of anticipatory behaviors as a legitimate and promising area of informed discourse and scientific research is novel and definitely a major contribution toward understanding and enhancing the performance of complex systems. VL - 14 IS - 1 SN - 1074-8121 DO - 10.1108/10748120610651990 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120610651990 AU - Kubik George H. PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - Review of Anticipatory Behavior in Adaptive Learning Systems: Foundations, Theories, and Systems, edited by M.V. Butz, O. Sigaud and P. Gérard T2 - On the Horizon PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 25 EP - 32 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -