Smash Notes
If you enjoyed this highlight, you will probably enjoy this book too - Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!The Value of Science. Abridged
When a scientist doesn’t know the answer to a problem, he is ignorant. When he has a hunch as to what the result is, he is uncertain. And when he is pretty darn sure of what the result is going to be, he is still in some doubt. We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize our ignorance and leave room for doubt. Our freedom to doubt was born out of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. I think that it is important that we do not forget this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. It is our responsibility to leave the people of the future a free hand. In the impetuous youth of humanity, we can make grave errors that can stunt our growth for a long time. This we will do if we say we have the answers now, so young and ignorant as we are. If we suppress all discussion, all criticism, proclaiming “This is the answer, my friends; man is saved!” we will doom humanity for a long time to the chains of authority, confined to the limits of our present imagination. It has been done so many times before.
Podcast highlights for this week.
And a special mention for Startup Chat podcast and their episode on How to be really great at sales.