The evolutionary role of research.
Every evolutionary process consists in the stochastic occurrence of quasi-random transitions from a given ordered system, with some criteria of stability ensuring that a few of the modified system survive, forming new ordered system that can serve as departure points for a further evolutionary step. In the evolution of human societies, scientific research fulfills the role of the quasi-random mutations.
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Wolfson Chair Extraordinary in Theoretical Physicis, Raymond, Israel.
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