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I think when science advances sufficiently, and incorporates larger and larger systems into its scope, these kinds of questions WILL become important - and funded.

I never thought the examination of behavior as a way to study genetics would be an acceptable and funded approach, but it is. My sister lives on it.

> "Most of science has been about things one cannot see. You cannot see atoms,
> molecules, certainly not smaller particles. The shapes of mountains and clouds,
> the behavior of rivers, all these [visible] things were left aside. It was a
> paradox, but science must be pragmatic. If somebody spends a lifetime saying,
> "The most important thing is to find a formula for mountains," he won't make a
> living. " -Benoit Mandelbrot
>
> Mandelbrot will give two talks this week:
>
> 2:00 Thursday, Third Floor, Smith Center, Portland State University
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> 7 Friday, Science Technology Lecture Series, Schnitzer Auditorium
>
> -Jack