I’m drawn to the idea of ‘emergence,’ the scientific phenomenon that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Aravind Devarakonda
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Making Electrons Behave In New and Unexpected Ways, interview with Marcus Banks, Simons Foundation, October 25, 2022; Complete opening sentence of his first answer about what attracts him to scientific research. His own description of emergence, not a claim that he originated the whole-and-parts max
- Making Electrons Behave In New and Unexpected Ways, interview with Marcus Banks, Simons Foundation, October 25, 2022
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