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“A physical understanding is a completely unmathematical, imprecise, and inexact thing, but absolutely necessary for a physicist.”
― The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 2
― The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 2
“As a child, be well-behaved.
As a youth, be self-controlled.
As an adult, be just.
As an elder, be wise.
As one dying, be without pain.”
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As a youth, be self-controlled.
As an adult, be just.
As an elder, be wise.
As one dying, be without pain.”
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“These risks need to be approached with cool heads and robust, independent data. These risks require global collaboration and global resourcing. These risks should approached through baby steps and constant evaluation, not through drastic actions These risks should be respected by all activists, in all causes. These risks are too big for us to cry wolf.”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
“Remember: things can be bad, and getting better.”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
“Instead, constantly test your favorite ideas for weaknesses. Be humble about the extent of your expertise. Be curious about new information that doesn’t fit, and information from other fields. And rather than talking only to people who agree with you, or collecting examples that fit your ideas, see people who contradict you, disagree with you, and put forward different ideas as a great resource for understanding the world. I have been wrong about the world so many times. Sometimes, coming up against reality is what helps me see my mistakes, but often it is talking to, and trying to understand, someone with different ideas.”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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