“Good modeling requires that we have just enough of the “right” transparencies in the map. Of course, the right transparencies depend on the needs… — John H. Miller Copy Share Image
“The goal of science is to make the wonderful and complex understandable and simple—but not less wonderful. —Herb Simon, Sciences of the Artificial” — John H. Miller Copy Share Image
“Models need to be judged by what they eliminate as much as by what they include—like stone carving, the art is in removing what… — John H. Miller Copy Share Image
“If social worlds are truly complex, then we might need to recast our various attempts at understanding, predicting, and manipulating their behavior. In some… — John H. Miller Copy Share Image
“Therefore, democratic referenda are the best mechanisms for maximizing social welfare in a world consisting of only a single town. Oddly, when we allow… — John H. Miller Copy Share Image
“that is simple, neat and wrong. —H. L. Mencken Things should be made as simple as possible—but no simpler. —Albert Einstein” — John H. Miller Copy Share Image