Discovery Awaits the Mind That Pursues It
Nuclear weapons are bad. Simply put, they kill people and break things. That’s what they’re designed to do. Stick with me. I’m laying this out because it will be the science example in upcoming posts on scientific discovery. So… Having nuclear weapons around makes life dangerous.…
How to define “scientific insight” so that you can become an insightful scientist. This is the second post, in a series of 23, that outlines a complete conceptual framework for scientific discovery. Building this architecture helps answer two key questions: “What is a useful definition of scientific discovery for active…
On how to define and categorize all aspects of scientific discovery. This is the first post, in a series of 23, that outlines a complete conceptual framework for scientific discovery. Building this architecture helps answer two key questions: “What is a useful definition of scientific discovery for active scientists?” and…
On why skills give the most value of all the elements in a scientist’s repertoire. This is the fourth and final post in a four-part series. In an older post I defined “skills” as “procedures you use to channel caring into doing.” After I finished my first college degree…
On why knowledge is the easiest ingredient to add to a scientist’s repertoire. This is the third post in a four-part series. In an older post I defined “knowledge” as “recognizing what you don’t know.” How can a black woman write from the perspective of a white man who would…
On why mindset is the most effortful part of a scientist’s repertoire. This is the second post in a four-part series. In an older post I defined “mindset” as “caring enough to find out what you don’t know”. I was reminded of mindset while cleaning up my old archived files…
On why activities should be the largest part of a scientist’s repertoire. This is the first post in a four-part series. In an older post I defined “activities” as “tasks you complete to finish skilled procedures”. One day when I was in high school an English teacher gave our entire…
On the influence of tracking the evolution of your ideas on the pace of discovery. Have you ever moved, or had a big change in your situation, and when you started sorting through everything you wondered why you kept it all? I have been looking through all the…
Many of us believe we struggle because we can’t come up with ideas. My new opinion is that having “breakthroughs” is not the reason why we struggle with scientific discovery. Knowing what to do after you’ve had a breakthrough is where you’ll have challenges. I have come across people…
On the website, I focus on how to foster your individual ability to make scientific discoveries. It’s your individual contribution that’s emphasized, even if you work as part of a team, group, or formal collaboration. If you’ve read many of my posts, you will know that I have so far…