Agreed, hence my comparison to Wolfram. Like Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science," he wrote a nice book that was a pretty decent layman's summary of the field, but

Agreed, hence my comparison to Wolfram. Like Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science," he wrote a nice book that was a pretty decent layman's summary of the field, but includes conclusions that aren't anywhere near as revolutionary as he thinks they are.