Accounts Quote by Heinz Pagels
“Science has explored the microcosmos and the macrocosmos; we have a good sense of the lay of the land. The great unexplored frontier is complexity.”
About This Quote
Source Lecture: Science and Complexity, 1995
Science has mapped small and large scales, but the true unknown lies in complex systems.
In simple terms: We understand tiny and huge things, but not complexity.
Explore and study complex phenomena.
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When to use this quote
- physics
- biology
- economics
- technology development
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Why is complexity harder to grasp than size?
- What methods can tame complex systems?
Complexity can be too chaotic to model accurately.