Scientific Quote of the Day March 7, 2007
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in About me, science.trackback
The legend, Isaac Asimov said:
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
It’s so true…
ah, the great, eclectic Asimov.
or knowledge is cumulative, but wisdom has to be relearnt every step of the way.
ggw
See the pipeline: information -> knowledge -> wisdom.
Thanks, you have certainly helped me expand my personal \emph{noosphere}
Isaac Asimov is my favorite author!
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I tell you, a new subtle arms race is forming between the scientists obsessed with amassing data and the scientists who deal with interpreting data and build theories on them. Do they have the same profession?
Perhaps even more sad is the way spammers gain wisdom faster than spam filters gain knowledge.
That is a really great quote! Thanks for sharing. I’m going to add it to my quotelist.