Edge.org
To arrive at the edge of the world's knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves.
Published on Edge.org (https://www.edge.org)

Home >

2004 : WHAT'S YOUR LAW? [1]

In the News [ 4 ] [2]
  |  
Contributors [ 163 ] [3]   |   View All Responses [ 163 ] [4]
[5]
Christopher J. Anderson [5]
Curator, TED conferences, TED Talks; author, TED Talks
Anderson's Law

Anderson's Law of Causal Instinct

Humans are engineered to seek for laws, whether or not they're actually there.

Anderson's Law of Skepticism

Most proposed laws, including this one, will probably turn out to be vacuous.

Return to Table of Contents [3]
  • John Brockman, Editor and Publisher
  • Russell Weinberger, Associate Publisher
  • Nina Stegeman, Associate Editor
 
  • Contact Info:[email protected]
  • In the News
  • Get Edge.org by email
 
Edge.org is a nonprofit private operating foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Copyright © 2018 By Edge Foundation, Inc All Rights Reserved.

 


Links:
[1] https://www.edge.org/annual-question/whats-your-law
[2] https://www.edge.org/inthenews/whats-your-law
[3] https://www.edge.org/contributors/whats-your-law
[4] https://www.edge.org/responses/whats-your-law
[5] https://www.edge.org/memberbio/christopher_j_anderson