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A graduating PhD student in theoretical physics from a Top 5 school said something similar to me last year. Roughly, he said it was very easy to slip into bulls
by majos 8y ago
A graduating PhD student in theoretical physics from a Top 5 school said something similar to me last year. Roughly, he said it was very easy to slip into bullshitty fooling yourself when doing theoretical physics research, and it took vigilance from within to do truly good research, because external bodies were unlikely to really punish you as long as the math worked out.
- dwaltrip 8y ago> it took vigilance from within to do truly good research Well said. I've been mulling on the idea that a scientific mindset must include a deeply embedded skepticism that isn't afraid to analyze and question even the most pervasive and mundane aspects of one's own being. Of course, one has to get through the day and take care of life, in a practical fashion. But I think too often we assume our actions to be much more intentional than they actually are.