Humanity Looks To Me Like A Magnificent

One Factor That Has Remained Constant Through All The Twists And Turns Of The History Of Physical Science Is The Decisive Importance Of The Mathematical Imagination.

The Technologies Which Have Had The Most Profound Effects On Human Life Are Usually Simple. A Good Example Of A Simple Technology With Profound Historical Consequences Is Hay. Nobody Knows Who Invented Hay, The Idea Of Cutting Grass In The Autumn And Storing It In Large Enough Quantities To Keep Horses And Cows Alive Through The Winter. All We Know Is That The Technology Of Hay Was Unknown To The Roman Empire But Was Known To Every Village Of Medieval Europe. Like Many Other Crucially Important Technologies, Hay Emerged Anonymously During The So-called Dark Ages.

It Makes Very Little Sense To Believe The Output Of The Climate Models.

I Think That What The Machines Can Do, Of Course, Is Wonderful, But It's Not The Same As What The Brain Can Do.

If You Don't Have A Nasty Obituary You Probably Didn't Matter.