Quotable Mathematics

"Our lives today are not conducted in linear terms. They are much more quantified; a stream of random events is taking place." (Ja...

"The postulate of randomness thus resolves itself into the question, 'of what population is this a random sample?' which must f...

"What I am offering, is not a scientific theory, but a method; the first step in the construction of a model is to describe the dynamic...

"Economics is a science of thinking in terms of models joined to the art of choosing models which are relevant to the contemporary worl...

"The very events which in their own nature appear most capricious and uncertain, and which in any individual case no attainable degree ...

"The term 'systems engineering' is a term with an air of romance and of mystery. The romance and the mystery come from its use ...

"By a symbol I do not mean an allegory or a sign, but an image that describes in the best possible way the dimly discerned nature of th...

"The chaos theory will require scientists in all fields to, develop sophisticated mathematical skills, so that they will be able to bet...

"A network nurtures small failures in order that large failures don't happen as often."  (Kevin Kelly, "Out of Control: T...

"An opportunity for cybernetics to change the course of the philosophy of mind was missed when intentionality was misinterpreted as ...