During the inaugural meeting of the newly relaunched ISSS special integration group (SIG) focused on research towards general systems theories, one participant made a comment which grabbed my attention. "Being useful is really the mark of real science."
great read :) basic science is in pursuit of truth (which lends itself to utility, intentionally or not) while applied science is in pursuit of utility directly.
great read :) basic science is in pursuit of truth (which lends itself to utility, intentionally or not) while applied science is in pursuit of utility directly.
As always with your writing, another thoughtful and concise reflection of systems science and the current state of research within the community.