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“How can we measure the effects if we can't even count the dead to the nearest million?”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 5, Statistics Of Deadly Quarrels, p. 105

Dead

“After a few more centuries, perhaps the poorest billion will even be able to afford the $10.00 buffet.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 3, Follow The Money, p. 61

“The condensation of all property in the hands of one individual is an economic catastrophe-something like the formation of a black hole in astrophysics. It's obviously bad news for the majority of the people, who are left penniless. But even if you happen to be the big winner, your victory may prove hollow. Although you have all the riches in the world, you can't buy a thing, because no one else has goods to sell.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 3, Follow The Money, p. 47

People , World , Victory

“Empires come and go; so do ideologies and even religions, but war marches on through it all.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 5, Statistics Of Deadly Quarrels, p. 103

War , Religion

“A big advantage of the serial-number approach to identity is that things stay the same even as they change.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 11, Identity Crisis, p. 213

Change