A model is a good model if first it interprets a wide range of observa…

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A model is a good model if first it interprets a wide range of observations in terms of a simple and elegant model, and second if the model makes definite predictions that can be tested, and possibly falsified, by observation. ✨ Audio: Stephen Hawking’s Best Quotes by Adam Mann, www.wired.com. January 8, 2012.
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