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I forget who said it but asking "hm, what's causing this anomaly in my experimental results" is how science progresses.
by zikzak 3y ago
I forget who said it but asking "hm, what's causing this anomaly in my experimental results" is how science progresses.
- webmaven 3y agoISTR someone saying that the most common words spoken prior to a breakthrough aren't "Eureka!" or "Aha!" but instead "That's strange..."
- mkl 3y agoOften atrributed to Asimov, but it doesn't seem to have been him: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/03/02/eureka-funny/?amp=1 https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/03/02/eureka-funny/?amp=1
- devmor 3y agoCoincidentally (or not) those also seem to be the words spoken during computer programming right before you figure out something you never understood before.