Sunday, July 25, 2010

Laws that make you think.

There are some laws here, that always keep coming back to me! They make interesting references in classroom as well!

1. Murphy's law : "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." Related law (Finagle's law) adds "at the worst possible moment" at the end.

2. Parkinson's law : "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.". Related law (also called Parkinson's second law), "Expenditures rise to meet income"

3. Segal's Law : "A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure."

4. Amara's Law :"We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run."

5. Hanlon's Razor :"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

6. Littlewood's Law :" Individuals can expect a 'miracle' to happen to them at the rate of about one per month.

7.  Hebb's Law : "Neurons that fire together wire together."

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