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I saw more of Lyell than of any other man, both before and after my marriage. His mind was characterised, as it appeared to me, by clearness, caution, sound judgment, and a good deal of originality. When I made any remark to him on Geology, he never rested until he saw the whole case clearly, and often made me see it more clearly than I had done be
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Informal knowledge is the expert’s specialized and finely honed form of common sense that is fed by a deep well of skill and education.
Leslie F. Stebbins • Finding Reliable Information Online: Adventures of an Information Sleuth
To hunt for a source for the information first and then the information itself.
Leslie F. Stebbins • Finding Reliable Information Online: Adventures of an Information Sleuth
“blind” tests, which help prevent the so-called Hawthorne effect: the tendency of study participants to modify their behavior, consciously or subconsciously, when they are aware that they are part of an experiment
Stefan H. Thomke • Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments
The strong tendency of employees to rationalize bad conduct in order to get rewards requires many antidotes in addition to the good cash control promoted by Patterson.
Charles T. Munger • Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Research shows that predators almost invariably go for a herd animal that is acting differently from the rest.
Howard Bloom • The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History
locate and use the award pages