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> I wanted a number name. I think seven is the best single digit number. It’s the number of bodies in the sky that move relative to the ‘fixed stars’ — in other
by js2 2y ago
> I wanted a number name. I think seven is the best single digit number. It’s the number of bodies in the sky that move relative to the ‘fixed stars’ — in other words, the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. That’s why seven is such an important number cross-culturally: it represents all things that wander in the heavens. It’s also the number of variables in the Drake Equation, and Seven of Nine is my favourite Star Trek character. There’s a lot going on there.
George Costanza was way ahead here:
https://youtu.be/NRUdaWZ4FN0 https://youtu.be/NRUdaWZ4FN0
- Lichtso 2y ago> why seven is such an important number cross-culturally I think it is more likely Miller's law [0], that is the average number of "registers" a human mind has [1]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%27s_law#In_psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%27s_law#In_psychology [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus...