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Title: hacks will doubt
Review: Those with the most to loose will be most threatened by what Wolfram has to say -- traditional scientists. In typical academic fashion they focus on meaningless minutiae and miss the larger point. Modern science does not address issues of complexity in natural systems nor does it acknowledge the limitations of traditional mathematical approaches. Obviously the man is human -- self-congratulatory and egocentric -- but he is clearly gifted and brilliant (much to the consternation of his mediocre-by-comparison, intellectual elitist critics, no doubt) and presents a strong critique of modern day science as well as some intriguing new discoveries about how complexity can arise given simple starting conditions. Failing to take away these big-picture points from this work points to other motives operating in the minds of Wolfram's peers -- petty jealousy and fear that one has dedicated a career to being wrong.
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