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Old 20th Dec 2019, 11:08
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jimmyg
 
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"The numbers don't lie" is a rally cry since my early aviation math and physics days.

"In all of mankind's engineering endeavors, nothing proves the laws of physics and mathematics more succinctly than does the jet airplane" is a quote I have used from my friend teacher and mentor, the late Harry Hurt (RIP).

Aircraft although are flown by humans and we must consistently take that into account. In some recent reading I came across seems most appropriate in today's socio heated political or may I add cockpit environment. Context needs to be part of any mathematical equation.

“Narratives without statistics are blind, statistics without narratives are empty.”

Steven Pinker, the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature, describes this paradox perfectly.

Thank you all for your thoughts and insights,

Jimmy
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