John Williams wrote: > Can some complex systems be analyzed by comparison to a more simple > system? Sure, there are plenty of examples, although most of them are > in the physical sciences rather than the social sciences. Asimov's > psychohistory made a great story, but it does not work in practice. > There are precious little useful predictions coming out of economics.
Do you mean predictions in the historical sense? Doug Kidding, just kidding... _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com