Tools for Thought |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 12
Page 34
... cent of the available information would not have been in exis- tence when he ceased his courses of study . Unless he had gone on learning in the mean time , he could be regarded as 50 per cent obsoles- cent . Over a working life of ...
... cent of the available information would not have been in exis- tence when he ceased his courses of study . Unless he had gone on learning in the mean time , he could be regarded as 50 per cent obsoles- cent . Over a working life of ...
Page 68
... cent interest , and at the end of the first year you have got £ 106 ; at the end of the next year you get 6 per cent not on the £ 100 but on £ 106 , and so on . A reasonably accurate formula for what will eventually happen is the ...
... cent interest , and at the end of the first year you have got £ 106 ; at the end of the next year you get 6 per cent not on the £ 100 but on £ 106 , and so on . A reasonably accurate formula for what will eventually happen is the ...
Page 121
... cent true in all circumstances or 100 per cent untrue in all circumstances . The mistake made by both sets of philosophers those who asked for verification and those who would settle for falsification is that they demand 100 per cent ...
... cent true in all circumstances or 100 per cent untrue in all circumstances . The mistake made by both sets of philosophers those who asked for verification and those who would settle for falsification is that they demand 100 per cent ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
A. N. Whitehead actually alternative attractor surface behaviour better biology C. H. Waddington cent chreod Club of Rome complex systems components course critical path analysis curve deal diagram discussed effect epigenetic landscape estimates example experience exploratory forecasting exponential exponential growth factors feed-back flats future Games Theory genes give growth happen homeorhesis human ideas important increase Information Theory input instance instructions interactions involved John Platt kind large number lock-in mathematical means measure move natural resources normal operational research organized particular pattern pay-off table perhaps philosophy pollution population practical Prisoner's Dilemma problem processes produce relevance tree schismogenesis scientific method scientists sequence simple simulation situation sort stability statistics step strategy strong inference symmetry techniques technological things tion turn types usually values variables whole worm zero-sum