Len Fisher > Quotes

“Increased immigration and diversity are not only inevitable, but over the long run they are also desirable. Ethnic diversity is, on balance, an important social asset, as the history of my own country demonstrates.”
― Len Fisher, Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life

“It took the combined efforts of many scientists, however, to discover that Nature’s actuality is far beyond the limits of our direct sensory experience, and to arrive at the belief that heat is just one form of “energy,” a mysterious, insubstantial entity that, like the soul, we will never be able to touch, see, or feel but only experience in its different manifestations.”
― Len Fisher

“we are trying to check out. The picture may be vague, or it may be very precise. Either way, every fresh result is something to be thought about and incorporated, either as reinforcement or as a step in a new direction. As more results come in the excitement builds, reaching a peak when quick calculations show that the results are going according to plan.”
― Len Fisher, The Science of Everyday Life: An Entertaining and Enlightening Examination of Everything We Do and Everything We See

“Those inner workings are the central theme of this book. They catch us in a series of social dilemmas to which game theorists have given evocative names.”
― Len Fisher, Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life

“Groups that use swarm intelligence need no leader, and they have no central planning. What,”
― Len Fisher, The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life

“new insights could help us develop fresh strategies for cooperation,”
― Len Fisher, Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life