More Richard A. Falk quote about:
“The existing order is breaking down at a very rapid rate, and the main uncertainty is whether mankind can exert a positive role in shaping a new world order or is doomed to await collapse in a passive posture. We believe a new orderwill be born no later than early in the next century and that the death throes of the old and the birth pangs of the new will be a testing time for the human species.” -- Richard A. Falk
#Believe #Order #Creepy
“When Daniel Gorenstein was chair, he did mathematics from 5am to 12noon, spending the second half of his working day on administration. When I was chair, I also spent half of my time on research: every other minute.” -- Richard A. Falk
#Science #Research #Half
“When I told my son that I had to give a talk about my work to non-mathematicians, he warned me that regular people don't think like mathematicians.” -- Richard A. Falk
#Son #Science #Thinking
“When I told my mother that I have to give a talk, and was debating what could I possibly say to non-mathematicians, she said: "You got what to wear?".” -- Richard A. Falk
#Mother #Science #Giving
“The Method of Bisection is a sophisticated version of a tool used in fifth grade called "Guess and Check".” -- Richard A. Falk
#Science #Tools #Fifth Grade
“I once got a call from a bank, asking me to compute a mortgage, since their computers were down. This was a very depressing moment.” -- Richard A. Falk
#Depressing #Science #Asking
“I don't like to end my talk with a 700 million dollar loss, even if it shows the importance of Numerical Analysis.” -- Richard A. Falk
#Loss #Science #Analysis
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