Sublime

In economics the particles, that is, agents, are endowed with some kind of foresight. Their image of the future affects the present.

according to a landmark 1956 study by the cognitive psychologist George Miller, we can cope with about seven numbers at once,

The polygyny in our evolutionary past shouldn’t surprise us—none of the other extant great ape species are monogamous.

Traditionally, science seeks order by understanding the simplest parts of a system. How does a single gas particle behave given a certain temperature? Which gene in our DNA determines eye color? Scientists then try to develop theories that explain more general observations based on their detailed understanding of the individual parts.

social complexity ultimately emerges from people behaving in terms of the body-state imagery of their shared social metaphors. (If you habitually imagine your community as a family, and you have experienced loving parents, then surely your leaders have your best interests at heart.) In social

“Growth, Innovation, Scaling, and the Pace of Life in Cities,” by Bettencourt, et al. A thoughtful layperson’s introduction to Kleiber’s law and its application to urban culture can be found in George Johnson’s “Of Mice and Elephants: A Matter of Scale.”

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