Letters to the Future An Essay from Field Notes on Science and Nature by John D. Perrine & James L. Patton The lapse of many yearsThe Grinnell SystemJim's systemJohn's systemRecord them all+3 More
A minimum size to fish There is the famous story by Eddington about some people who went fishing in the sea with a net. Upon examining the size of the fish they had caught, they decided there was a minimum size to the fish in the sea! Their conclusion arose from the tool used and not from reality. Richard Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn Every Tool Shapes the Task tools