THE IMPORTANCE OF PERIODIC REVIEW | |
For precisely the reasons I’ve just outlined — that science is a process, not a set of accepted facts — it’s a good idea (and very common) for scientists, whether professionals or students, to review for themselves both how the scientific web of knowledge was assembled historically, and how it holds together nowadays. This kind of exercise is a sort of brain calisthenics; it keeps the mind fresh and clear. | |
Every time I reconsider what I know from scratch, I learn something new. Typically I find connections between well-known facts that I hadn’t previously recognized. Sometimes I discover gaps in my own logic, and a couple of times in my career I’ve even discovered gaps in the scientific community’s logic. So it’s well worth going through this kind of introspection, even starting at the beginning with basic astronomy. | |
— Professor Matt Strassler | |
[Found at one of the blogs / websites I follow: “Of Particular Significance“, at: https://profmattstrassler.com/ | |
The specific post is: https://profmattstrassler.com/2022/02/11/why-simple-explanations-of-established-facts-have-value/ | |
Please visit the original site if you have a few spare moments. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | In The Beginning… |
2022 | I Learn Something New |
2021 | I’m Retired, I Always Have Time For It! |
Just Mice Elf (Thank You [Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin]) | |
That Was A Shot In The Arm | |
2020 | Decide, Support, Vote |
2019 | Aware Some |
2018 | Know Any Christians? |
2017 | The Only Thing I Can Give… |
2016 | Wiser But Less Cocksure |
2015 | Not Today |
Wicked | |
2014 | …Am Too |
2013 | Credible? |
2012 | Both |
2011 | Risking Hidden Linkage |
I Learn Something New
February 19, 2022 by kmabarrett
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