Popular science book about the basic concepts of modern science. The book is written in accessible, popular language. It contains a lot of new ideas which will interest both a wide circle of readers and experts in various fields of science and technology: philosophy, biology, cybernetics, sociology, theory of complex systems, mathematical modeling and information technology. Many ideas are disputable for they suggest us a new view on the surrounding world and a man in it. The book intended for all creatively thinking readers interested in issues of modern science and trying to form their own view on the surrounding world