E. O. Wilson: Synergism Between Science and the Humanities

Science, I believe, consists of the search for similarities among things that are apparently different; the humanities consist of the search for differences among things that are apparently similar. Science and the humanities are the head and tail of reality—viewable separately, but not separable. It is for this reason that I have come to refer to ... See more
Russell Ackoff • The Systems Thinker – A Lifetime of Systems Thinking - The Systems Thinker


“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.”
— E.O. Wilson (1999: 294)
