“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“When the stuff of history is available in digital form, it makes it possible for mathematical analysis to very quickly and very conveniently read trends in our history and our culture.”
— Jean-Baptiste Michel
Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history
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“In the next decade, the sciences and the humanities will come closer together to be able to answer deep questions about mankind.”
— Jean-Baptiste Michel
Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history
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“I think there is the belief that … you cannot quantify the doings of mankind, that you cannot measure history.”
— Jean-Baptiste Michel
Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history
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