18 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
Dunning–Kruger effect
People who are unskilled in domains grossly overestimate their abilities compared to those who are skilled.
Folksonomies: knowledge,wisdom,ignorance
People who are unskilled in domains grossly overestimate their abilities compared to those who are skilled.
Folksonomies: knowledge,wisdom,ignorance
17 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
Equations are Treasures
Found in nature, plucked and put in a display case for others to admire.
Folksonomies: knowledge,learning,equations,equations
Found in nature, plucked and put in a display case for others to admire.
Folksonomies: knowledge,learning,equations,equations
17 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
Knowledge VS Wisdom
Knowledge is the "thoughts of other men," while wisdom is "minds attentive to their own."
Folksonomies: knowledge,wisdom
Knowledge is the "thoughts of other men," while wisdom is "minds attentive to their own."
Folksonomies: knowledge,wisdom
31 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
What We Have Discovered
Is just a little of what there is, but it is vastly more than previous generations knew, and future generations will know vastly more as we reach for truth.
Folksonomies: knowledge
Is just a little of what there is, but it is vastly more than previous generations knew, and future generations will know vastly more as we reach for truth.
Folksonomies: knowledge
31 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Science for Knowledge, Not Utility
Chesterton appeals to the ideal of science for its own sake and not for utilitarianism.
Folksonomies: knowledge,utility
Chesterton appeals to the ideal of science for its own sake and not for utilitarianism.
Folksonomies: knowledge,utility
28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Knowledge for the Sake of Understanding is in Our Blood
It would be a tragedy to lose science under stress.
Folksonomies: knowledge,exploration,discovery
It would be a tragedy to lose science under stress.
Folksonomies: knowledge,exploration,discovery
28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Scientists Must Remain Modest
Because they must know that their contributions to the body of knowledge are just drops in an ocean.
Folksonomies: knowledge,humility,fame,modesty
Because they must know that their contributions to the body of knowledge are just drops in an ocean.
Folksonomies: knowledge,humility,fame,modesty
04 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Chemists Live More Sweetly Than Persian Kings
Knowledge for its own sake is more satisfying than immense wealth.
Folksonomies: knowledge,wealth
Knowledge for its own sake is more satisfying than immense wealth.
Folksonomies: knowledge,wealth
03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Revolutions That Break with the Past Fail
Erasing the past is a crippling thing to do. The Founders of America built on the past in their revolution and Evolution succeeds by building on the past.
Folksonomies: history,culture,knowledge,libraries
Erasing the past is a crippling thing to do. The Founders of America built on the past in their revolution and Evolution succeeds by building on the past.
Folksonomies: history,culture,knowledge,libraries
02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Consciousness of the Fallibility of Our Senses is a Result of Study...
When you understand the underlying reality of what we see in the world around us, you understand that our perceptions deceive us. Sounds vaguely post-modern.
Folksonomies: science,knowledge,perception,senses,postmodernism
When you understand the underlying reality of what we see in the world around us, you understand that our perceptions deceive us. Sounds vaguely post-modern.
Folksonomies: science,knowledge,perception,senses,postmodernism


