Daily Fortunes

Aug 13, 2013

The generation of random numbers is too important to be left...
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal...
The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice.

The Greatest Mathematical Error The Mariner I space...
The Greatest Mathematical Error The Mariner I space probe was launched from Cape Canaveral on 28 July 1962 towards Venus. After 13 minutes' flight a booster engine would give acceleration up to 25,820 mph; after 44 minutes 9,800 solar cells would unfold; after...

The herd instinct among economists makes sheep look like...
The herd instinct among economists makes sheep look like independent thinkers.

The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when...
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is generally understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. -- John Maynard Keyes

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