#ect

But I don't actually adopt the point of view that our subjective impression of free will, which is a kind of indeterminacy behavior, comes from quantum mechanical indeterminacy. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#adopt #behavior #comes #free #free will

I am frequently astonished that it so often results in correct predictions of experimental results. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#astonished #correct #experimental #frequently #i

Now, what that means is that there is fundamental indeterminacy from quantum mechanics, but besides that there are other sources of effective indeterminacy. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#effective #fundamental #indeterminacy #means #mechanics

I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mold society. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#i #idea #mold #only #power

I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction. ↗

— Diana Ross

#clothing #design #direction #fashion #i

Planets are too dim to be detected with existing equipment, far away, except in these very special circumstances where they're seen by their gravitational effect. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#circumstances #detected #dim #effect #equipment

The chaos can act as a magnifier of quantum fluctuations so that they can produce sizable effects in the world around us. But we know that that can happen often. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#around #chaos #effects #fluctuations #happen

Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#direct #elected #electoral #electoral college #members

In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#been #competitive #dozen #given #house

Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#implementation #law #many #officials #outcome