“A system is a set of things people, cells, molecules, or whatever interconnected in such a way that they produce their own pattern of behavior over time... The system, to a large extent, causes its own behavior.” PeopleWayCausesProduceBehaviorPatternsCellsMoleculesInterconnected Book:Thinking in Systems: A Primer Source: Thinking in Systems: A Primer
“Now, if the cooperation of some thousands of millions of cells in our brain can produce our consciousness, a true singularity, the idea becomes vastly more plausible that the cooperation of humanity, or some sections of it, may determine what Comte calls a Great Being.” IfsMayIdeasHumanityBrainConsciousnessMillionsProduceDetermineCellsCooperationSectionsPlausibleSingularity Author:John B. S. Haldane
“How did the economy produce all these amazing things that we have around us - computers and cell phones and so on? There were a bunch of ideas, and the good ones grew and prospered. And the bad ones were pretty ruthlessly weeded out.” IdeasEconomyProduceGrewComputerPhonesBunchCellsCell PhoneAmazing Things Author:Tim Harford
“Activating oxygen can produce compounds called radicals that put oxidative stress on cells. Such stress could ultimately lead to cancer and other diseases.” ProduceDiseaseStressCancerRadicalCellsOxygenCompoundsChemical Compounds Author:John Simon