On Tue, 2014-04-15 at 21:37 -0600, Steve Smith wrote:

> The public is trained to look for simple, linear relationships between
> things and zeroth order effects, I'm just calling for the development
> of a broader and deeper description of these very relevant problems.
> Is it possible that we might operate with more hope, more earnestness,
> maybe even less cynicism if we had models that suggested nonlinear
> response curves and "tipping points" (as Malcom Gladwell
> popularized)?  

You expect people to think and you also intend to model them with
particles?  

Anyway, depends if you want to illustrate results in social science or
do social science.  

Marcus



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