科学的进步是逐渐认识到我们面临的问题并不像它们看起来那么简单。
创新不仅仅是创造新产品,更是重新思考我们如何解决问题。
At a restaurant do you order what you know is great, or do you try something new? Do you make what you know will sell or try something new? Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met? The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive, but aim for 1/3.
每个实验都是向自然提出的一个问题,每个结果都是自然的回答。
Marine protected areas are like savings accounts for fish populations.
当富贵利达的人夸说他得到上帝的恩惠时,上帝却羞了。