1. We discourage failure and by doing so we subtly discourage success. Science isn’t about being right preemptively or knowing the answer. Science is motivated by the human drive to struggle to discover. P 51
2. Science belongs in the bigger world because, as I’ve gotten into the habit of saying, science is part of culture. P 52
3. ~life is the obstacles. There is no underlying path. Our role here is to get better at navigating those obstacles. I strive to find calm, measured responses and to see hindrances as a chance to problem-solve. Often I fall back into old frustrations, but if I remind myself, this is a chance to step up, I can reframe conflicts as a chance to experiment with solutions. P 52
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janna_Levin
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Blues-Other-Songs-Outer/dp/030794848X/ref
https://www.amazon.com/Madman-Dreams-Turing-Machines/dp/1400032407/ref
https://www.amazon.com/How-Universe-Got-Its-Spots/dp/1400032725/ref
JANNA LEVIN is the Tow Professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, and has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. She is also director of sciences at Pioneer Works, a cultural center dedicated to experimentation, education, and production across disciplines. Her books include How the Universe Got Its Spots and a novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize. She was recently named a Guggenheim Fellow, a grant awarded to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship.” Her latest book, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, is the inside story on the discovery of the century: the sound of spacetime ringing from the collision of two black holes over a billion years ago.
2. Science belongs in the bigger world because, as I’ve gotten into the habit of saying, science is part of culture. P 52
3. ~life is the obstacles. There is no underlying path. Our role here is to get better at navigating those obstacles. I strive to find calm, measured responses and to see hindrances as a chance to problem-solve. Often I fall back into old frustrations, but if I remind myself, this is a chance to step up, I can reframe conflicts as a chance to experiment with solutions. P 52
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janna_Levin
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Blues-Other-Songs-Outer/dp/030794848X/ref
https://www.amazon.com/Madman-Dreams-Turing-Machines/dp/1400032407/ref
https://www.amazon.com/How-Universe-Got-Its-Spots/dp/1400032725/ref
JANNA LEVIN is the Tow Professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, and has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. She is also director of sciences at Pioneer Works, a cultural center dedicated to experimentation, education, and production across disciplines. Her books include How the Universe Got Its Spots and a novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize. She was recently named a Guggenheim Fellow, a grant awarded to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship.” Her latest book, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, is the inside story on the discovery of the century: the sound of spacetime ringing from the collision of two black holes over a billion years ago.
Reference
Ferriss, Timothy. Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World (P. 50). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
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