David Eagleman Quotes:
Ocupation: Neuroscientist
Life: b. April 25, 1971
Birthday: April 25
None of the individual metal hunks of an airplane have the property of flight, but when they are attached together in the right way, the result takes to the air. A thin metal bar won't do you much good if you're trying to control a jaguar, but several of them in parallel have the property of containment. The concept of emergent properties means that something new can be introduced that is not inherent in any of the parts.
topic: Airplane, Mean, Trying, Jaguars, Right Way, Containment, Hunk
