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> Unfortunately common science books talks only about discoveries, results that are considered fact but usually don't do much about the history of how we got th
by veunes 2y ago
> Unfortunately common science books talks only about discoveries, results that are considered fact but usually don't do much about the history of how we got there.
The journey to discovery is often just as fascinating as the results themselves. The process (the false starts, debates, even the dead ends) can be incredibly instructive and inspiring.
- SkyBelow 2y agoIt is also key to building the idea that we don't have truth, we have the best model we have so far not found reason to reject (and sometimes one that is rejected as truth, but useful for some problems to be kept around). I see too many people, haven taken some science classes, feel that they know what the 'truth' of the universe is, which locks down their ability to question and break current models in search of newer, even better, models.