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The Unraveling of Space-Time | Quanta Magazine
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This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress (Edge Question)
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Bill Thurston writes:
Mathematics is a process of staring hard enough with enough perseverance at the fog of muddle and confusion to eventually break through to improved clarity.
Andy Matuschak • Cultivating Depth and Stillness in Research
“There was a long period of time where the right thing for [Isaac] Newton to do was to read more math textbooks, and talk to professors and practice problems ... that’s what our current models do,” said Altman, using an example a colleague had previously used.
But he added that Newton was never going to invent calculus by simply reading about geomet... See more
But he added that Newton was never going to invent calculus by simply reading about geomet... See more
Madhumita Murgia • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to build AI “superintelligence”
“science is not a collection of truths,” but rather “a continuing exploration of mysteries.”
the hedgehog review • Mystery
But Feynman’s brilliance was not solely due to his natural cognitive abilities. He relied on a method : a simple technique for seeing the world through the lens of open-ended questions, which he called his “favorite problems.”
Tiago Forte • 12 Favorite Problems: How to Spark Genius With the Power of Open Questions
Since the generative AIs have been trained on the entirety of human work — most of it mediocre — it produces “wisdom of the crowd”-like results. They may hit the mark but only because they are average.
Kevin Kelly • Interview: Kevin Kelly, Editor, Author, and Futurist
Research, I realized, is what happens as a byproduct when you try to understand something and hit the bounds of what humanity currently knows