“To function effectively, the system scientist must know a considerable amount about the natural world AND about mathematics, without being an expert in either field. This is clearly a prescription for career disaster in today's world of ultra-high specialization.” KnowsWorldTodayNaturalCareersFieldsAmountScientistFunctionMathematicsDisasterExpertsNatural WorldPrescriptionsToday's WorldSpecializationUltras Author:John L. Casti
“We see an ever-increasing move toward inter and trans- disciplinary attacks upon problems in the real world ... The system scientist has a central role to play in this new order, and that role is to first of all understand ways and means of how to encode the natural world into "good" formal structures.” WorldWayFirstsMeanRealPlayProblemMovingOrderNaturalRolesScientistStructureReal WorldFormalNatural WorldTrans Author:John L. Casti
“The world is awash in more debt than there is money enough in the world to liquidate it.” WorldEnoughDebt Author:John L. Casti
“At some point, the world is going to have to bite the bullet and accept a huge downsizing in its way of life to bring the assets-to-debt ratio back in touch with reality.” WorldWayRealityAcceptingHugeDebtAssetsBitesBulletsRatiosDownsizing Author:John L. Casti
