Quotes About Discovery

types of errors is the most rational thing to do, when the errors are of little cost, as they lead to discoveries. For instance, most medical "discoveries" are accidental to something else. An error-free world would have no penicillin, no chemotherapy…almost no drugs, and most probably no humans.

The story of the wheel itself is even more humbling than that of the suitcase:

But it took the Industrial Revolution for us to discover this earlier discovery.

and unappreciated upon their discovery, and remained unappreciated well after their initial use.

though we play down the role of chance, especially when it comes to our own discoveries.

On the day when we are able to foresee inventions we will be living in a state where everything conceivable has been invented. Our

Le processus de la découverte (ou de l'innovation, ou du progrès technologique) dépend lui-même d'un bricolage antifragile, d'une brusque prise de risques plutôt que d'une culture formelle.

the time difference between formal discovery and first implementation

Lembre-se também do que vimos no capítulo 2: a sobrecompensação, para funcionar, exige algum nível de dano e estressores como ferramentas de descoberta

in a trial and error mode, you exercise rationality by not looking in the same place twice.

Trial and error is freedom.

Even Fleming lost faith in the idea before it was subsequently revived.

You may not know in your mind where you are going, but you know it by doing.

the drastic changes brought about by unpredictable discoveries

It took us a while to discover that we do effectively think, but that we more readily narrate backward in order to give ourselves the illusion of understanding, and give a cover to our past actions.

The sea gets deeper as you go further into it

Further, the random element in trial and error is not quite random, if it is carried out rationally, using error as a source of information. if every trial provides you with information about what does not work, you start zooming in on a solution - so every attempt becomes more valuable, more like an expense than an error. And of course you make discoveries along the way.

An American ship carrying mustard gas off Bari in Italy was bombed by the Germans 1942. It helped develop chemotherapy owing to the effect of the gas on the condition of the soldiers who had liquid cancers (eradication of white blood cells). But

Trial and error means trying a lot.

Accidentul pozitiv (ca în cazul medicamentului pentru hipertensiune care a produs beneficii colaterale ce au condus apoi la Viagra) a reprezentat metoda central? a empiriÈ™tilor în descoperirea medical?. AceeaÈ™i idee poate fi generalizat? în cazul vieÈ›ii: profitaÈ›i la maxim de întâmpl?rile fericite din jur.

Remember that positive Black Swans have a necessary first step: you need to be exposed to them.

Likewise, seemingly uninteresting results that go unnoticed, can, years later turn out to be breakthroughs.

The Discovery of France

There, I was surrounded by highly employable persons (my most unpleasant experience in life), until I switched to trading (with another firm) and discovered that there were some wolves among the dogs.