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If we study the history of science we see produced two phenomena which are, so to speak, each the inverse of the other. Sometimes it is simplicity which is hidden under what is apparently complex; sometimes, on the contrary, it is simplicity which is apparent, and which conceals extremely complex realities.
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Unfortunately, often the focus on exotic and far from everyday life science contributes to the commmon belief that most scientists conduct strange researches very far from practical (and economical) needs.
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Cencini, M., Puglisi, A., Vergni, D., Vulpiani, A. (2021). A Sort of Introduction. In: A Random Walk in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72531-0_1
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