Bell curves and monkey languages: When do empirical relations become a law of nature?

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ComplexityVolume 1, Issue 1 p. 12-15 The Simply ComplexFree Access Bell curves and monkey languages: When do empirical relations become a law of nature? John L. Casti, John L. Casti John Casti received his Ph.D. in mathematics under Richard Bellman at the University of Southern California in 1970. He worked at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA, and served on the faculties of the University of Arizona, NYU, and Princeton before becoming one of the first members of the research staff at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna, Austria. In 1986 he left IIASA to take up his current post as a Professor of Operations Research and System Theory at the Technical University of Vienna. He is also a resident member of the Santa Fe Institute in Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA. In addition to numerous technical articles and a number of research monographs, Professor Casti is the author of several volumes of trade science, including Paradigms Lost, Searching for Certainty and Complexification.Search for more papers by this author John L. Casti, John L. Casti John Casti received his Ph.D. in mathematics under Richard Bellman at the University of Southern California in 1970. He worked at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA, and served on the faculties of the University of Arizona, NYU, and Princeton before becoming one of the first members of the research staff at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna, Austria. In 1986 he left IIASA to take up his current post as a Professor of Operations Research and System Theory at the Technical University of Vienna. He is also a resident member of the Santa Fe Institute in Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA. In addition to numerous technical articles and a number of research monographs, Professor Casti is the author of several volumes of trade science, including Paradigms Lost, Searching for Certainty and Complexification.Search for more papers by this author First published: September/October 1995 https://doi.org/10.1002/cplx.6130010104Citations: 11 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume1, Issue1September/October 1995Pages 12-15 RelatedInformation