To a considerable degree science consists in originating the maximum amount of information with the minimum expenditure of energy. Beauty is the cleanness of line in such formulations along with symmetry, surprise, and congruence with other prevailing beliefs.


Biophilia, The Poetic Species (p. 60)


To a considerable degree science consists in originating the maximum amount of information with the minimum expenditure of energy. Beauty is the...

To a considerable degree science consists in originating the maximum amount of information with the minimum expenditure of energy. Beauty is the...

To a considerable degree science consists in originating the maximum amount of information with the minimum expenditure of energy. Beauty is the...

To a considerable degree science consists in originating the maximum amount of information with the minimum expenditure of energy. Beauty is the...