Some lessons from the exercise: - All models and beliefs are wrong to some extent and the best way to find out how wrong they are is to put them to the test in experiments. The map is not the territory. - Be careful when applying existing knowledge and models to new problems or using analogies. The problem might require fresh thinking, new concepts, or a new paradigm. - It’s good to have a lot of different people working on a problem because each person can attack the problem in their own unique way from a different angle. A lot of people may fail but some could succeed. - Don’t flinch away from anomalies. A lot of scientific progress has resulted from changing models to account for anomalies (see The Structure of Scientific Revolutions).
Some lessons from the exercise:
- All models and beliefs are wrong to some extent and the best way to find out how wrong they are is to put them to the test in experiments. The map is not the territory.
- Be careful when applying existing knowledge and models to new problems or using analogies. The problem might require fresh thinking, new concepts, or a new paradigm.
- It’s good to have a lot of different people working on a problem because each person can attack the problem in their own unique way from a different angle. A lot of people may fail but some could succeed.
- Don’t flinch away from anomalies. A lot of scientific progress has resulted from changing models to account for anomalies (see The Structure of Scientific Revolutions).