Few myths have been busted as often and as cheerfully as that of the lone genius. �Future discoveries are more likely to be made by scientists sharing ideas than a lone genius,� declares Athene Donald in the Guardian, and Joshua Wolf Shenk opines in the NYT that �the lone genius is a myth that has outlived its usefulness.� Thinking on your own is so yesterday; today is collaboration. �Fortunately
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
The loneliness of my notepad
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- Basic science is, above all, a stupid word. It sounds like those onions we sliced in 8th
- A lightsaber works by emitting a stream of magnetic monopoles. Magnetic monopoles are hea
- I have made a slide-show of my Monday talk a the Munin conference and managed to squeeze
- Bill Nye, also known as The Science Guy, is a popular science communicator in the USA. He
- I wish people would stop insisting they have free will. It�s terribly annoying. Insisting
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