May

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Bart Kosko came out with the "fuzzy thinking" quite a while ago. Some of his ideas are very relevant today.

Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic

An authoritative introduction to "fuzzy logic" brings readers up to speed on the "smart" products and computers that will change all of our lives in the future.

Of course, the P/L at the end of the day is either red or green- but life in general is way more greyish and shades. And the over-use of "black-and-white" thinking is also recipe for going insane (and that is easy to spot in some parts of society).

Big Al adds:

An interesting interview with Bart Kosko.

And here is his lecture as part of the Linus Pauling Memorial Lecture Series:

What is Noise? What is Signal?, Dr. Bart Kosko, University of Southern California

Noise is a social nuisance, a cause of deafness and high blood pressure, and an all-around annoyance. But what is noise really? As Kosko simply states, “Noise is a signal that you don’t like.” It occurs at every level of the physical universe, from the big bang to blaring car alarms. Today, noise is considered the curse of the information age, but, in fact, not all noise is bad. Debunking this and many other commonly held beliefs about noise, Kosko gives us a vivid sense of how deeply noise permeates both the world around us and within us.


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