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Throughout the semester, a few recurring books were mentioned/suggested. One is Schrodinger's What is Life? Another is The Eighth Day of Creation, by Horace Freeland Judson, and, the last paragraph of Darwin's Descent of Man
A tribute to Carl Woese - by IoT Mote - IoT’s Newsletterthe only thing you need is intellectual curiosity—to see learning as something you do for fun in your “free time.”
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersMath, Physics, Philosophy, Biology,…, are probably still going to be around for a very long tim
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersMany subjects that are currently being taught at university will probably not survive the test of the free market (and the test of time). Especially the ones that are more concerned with political indoctrination than with education (economics, gender studies, etc.) will have a hard time surviving because they provide no valuable knowledge—again, this means useful to society
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven Schniederswasting your time is not the worst thing the educational system does to you. The worst thing it does is to train you that the way to win is by hacking bad tests
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven Schniedersexams are built on the principle of memorization. This means that people who are trying to understand something (if there is anything to understand at all) are at a disadvantage.
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersIt is now easier to understand all major theories than it was in ancient times. However, this is impossible if you only memorize. You need to understand those theories
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven Schniedersknowing how to use the formula is not the same as understanding it
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersBut after you understand more, things get simpler again
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven Schniederssimplicity on the other side of complexity
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersThis idea of falsification was popularized by Karl Popper and is the foundation of—all serious—modern science.
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersClear thinkers appeal to their own authority.” —Naval Ravikant
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersThere is a strong bias for being consistent with your past choices and opinions
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity - by Sven SchniedersThe subject that interests him, he’s read newspapers, biographies, trade press.
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