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Beauty as a Compass for Truth
Einstein described this dance with mystery as “the most beautiful experience.”27 Scientists stand “at the edge between known and unknown,” physicist Alan Lightman writes, “and gaze into that cavern and be exhilarated rather than frightened.”28 Instead of freaking out over their collective ignorance, they thrive on it. The uncertain becomes a call t
... See moreOzan Varol • Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
There was a harmonious reality underlying the laws of the universe, Einstein felt, and the goal of science was to discover it.
Walter Isaacson • Einstein: His Life and Universe
I must say that in this age, people are experiencing a delight, a tremendous delight. The delight that you get when you guess how nature will work in a new situation, never seen before. From experiments and information in a certain range, you can guess what's going to happen in the region where no one has ever explored before. It's a little differe... See more
Richard Feynman • "Seeking New Laws"
What's beautiful depends on who we are, what we've encountered, where we live, and when. Likewise, the art that opens us to the chaotic stream of reality-the art we find beautiful-changes with time and with us, as we evolve. Beauty, I'd come to think, doesn't have to have a physical form, and it certainly doesn't have to be something we agree on. B
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