“People sometimes talk about science as if it's the process of adding facts to the collection of human knowledge. But science isn't simply the set of all true facts. It's a process for answering questions about things we care about, and the caring has to come first. Answers only matter if someone cares about the questions.”
― What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
― What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
“A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem. Your problem may be modest; but if it challenges your curiosity and brings into play your inventive faculties, and if you solve it by your own means, you may experience the tension and enjoy the triumph of discovery.”
― How to Solve it (2nd) Second Edition
― How to Solve it (2nd) Second Edition
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