# The Only Consistent Pattern Is That We Underestimate the Rate of Progress by Bengt I. Samuelsson > "The only consistent pattern is that we underestimate the rate of progress." > **— Bengt I. Samuelsson**, *1982, Nobel banquet speech* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [Nobel banquet speech](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1982/samuelsson/speech/) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Technology|Technology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The only consistent pattern is that we underestimate the rate of progress." — Bengt I. Samuelsson, 1982, Nobel banquet speech https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bengt-samuelsson-consistent-pattern-underestimate-rate-progress ```