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by Calavar 703 days ago
> > In 1953, Enrico Fermi criticized Dyson’s model by quoting Johnny von Neumann: “With four parameters I can fit an elephant, and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk.”

For those who are interested, you can watch Freeman Dyson recount this conversation in his own words in an interview: https://youtu.be/hV41QEKiMlM