Designs that lasts are based on scientific/mathematical principles

Designs That Lasts

An utterly fascinating Google TechTalk entitled, Building brains that understand the world's data, proposes machine intelligence on the basis of neuroscience principles.

Another example would be relational database systems. These are built on top of Relational Algebra principles.

Here a rough outline of how to apply this idea:

1. Study what a system that works exceptionally well
2. Extract the principles/theory underlying how the system works
3. Apply those principles/theory to the system you are building

Would be really interesting to get a listing of all the systems--underlying principles currently in use.

Or perhaps, as a start, identify all the systems are are working exceptionally well, e.g. the brain, ecosystem, innovative companies; then extract the principles.

And a reverse way to apply this idea is to start with the principles and work out what we can build using those principles.

Related Talks

A related talk on how the brain works is, Think Faster, Focus Better and Remember More - Rewiring Our Brain To Stay Younger