Looking back to data, we can see if the consequences are plausible; looking forward to theory, we can see if general principles are suggested. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
With theory, we can separate fundamental characteristics from fascinating idiosyncrasies and incidental features. Theory supplies landmarks and guideposts, and we begin to know what to observe and where to act. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
Particular individuals do not recur, but their building blocks do. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
The multiplier effect is a major feature of networks and flows. It arises regardless of the particular nature of the resource, be it goods,… — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
Model building is the art of selecting those aspects of a process that are relevant to the question being asked. As with any art,… — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
When a new building block is discovered, the result is usually a range of innovations. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
Evolution continually innovates, but at each level it conserves the elements that are recombined to yield the innovations. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
The recycling of resource by the aggregate behavior of a diverse array of agents is much more than the sum of the individual actions. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
Unwrapping occurs when the "solution" is explicitly built into the program from the start. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
Looking back to data, we can see if the consequences are plausible; looking forward to theory, we can see if general principles are suggested. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
Holland's and Kauffman's work, together with Dawkins' simulations of evolution and Varela's models of autopoietic systems, provide essential inspiration for the new discipline of… — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
From the point of view of physics, it is a miracle that [seven million New Yorkers are fed each day] without any control mechanism… — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
The measure of performance of any given agent is the amount of money it accumulates through its actions. — John Henry Holland Copy Share Image
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