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“When a new building block is discovered, the result is usually a range of innovations.”

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Particular individuals do not recur, but their building blocks do.

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nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging.

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The multiplier effect is a major feature of networks and flows. It arises regardless of the particular nature of the resource, be it goods,…

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Model building is the art of selecting those aspects of a process that are relevant to the question being asked. As with any art,…

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Evolution continually innovates, but at each level it conserves the elements that are recombined to yield the innovations.

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The recycling of resource by the aggregate behavior of a diverse array of agents is much more than the sum of the individual actions.

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Unwrapping occurs when the "solution" is explicitly built into the program from the start.

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Looking back to data, we can see if the consequences are plausible; looking forward to theory, we can see if general principles are suggested.

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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…

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From the point of view of physics, it is a miracle that [seven million New Yorkers are fed each day] without any control mechanism…

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The measure of performance of any given agent is the amount of money it accumulates through its actions.

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If there is to be a competition, there must be some basis for resolving it. It is also clear that the competition should be…

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Stevie Wonder always smells so good... I'm like a DEA dog, I can smell people a block away!

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The family is the building block for whatever solidarity there is in society.

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Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

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There's an interesting book about that called The Third Reich and the Ivory Tower, written by Stephen H. Norwood. It has a long discussion…

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