“The increased abstraction in mathematics that took place during the early part of this century was paralleled by a similar trend in the arts. In both cases, the increased level of abstraction demands greater effort on the part of anyone who wants to understand the work.” WantArtLevelsEffortCasesGreaterCenturyDemandLogicMathematicsCertaintyUncertaintyReasoningTrendsAbstractionOntology Author:Keith Devlin
“I don't want to describe either Governor Mitt Romney or the Republicans as stupid, but I will say this - if you look at their platform, the 2012 platform, it looks like it's from another century and maybe even two. It looks like the platform of 1812.” IfsWantLooksTwoCenturyStupidRepublicanPlatformsGovernorsRomney Author:Antonio Villaraigosa