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[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 35 points 3 months ago

So much of what we know comes from "oops"

[-] satanmat@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

The best science comes not from “Eureka!” But rather, “Hey, that’s weird…”

[-] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago

Try to remember that next time you're afraid to try something new because you think you'll be bad at it and screw it up.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

The other lesson here is that having a broad base of knowledge is useful so that you can recognize when something might be applicable to a different problem domain. Universities require all those liberal arts classes to get a degree -- even a STEM degree -- for good reason.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Liberal arts for STEM degrees? Where?

[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Literally every accredited degree program. Were you not aware that engineering degrees have writing, arts, and social studies as part of their "core" requirements (typically taken freshman and sophomore year)?

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Engineer here, no, did not know. Seems like that is not the same everywhere. I also doubt that you can teach adults to be this kind of creative, let alone those that specifically choose a field where they do not need that.

[-] bomibantai@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Dartmouth College, the ivy League one, requires engineering degrees to be done in 5 years and as a liberal arts college there's a good chunk of the prereqs being humanities

[-] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

They didn't seem to explain how was it discovered in the contest of solar tech

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago

So many people in my life could benefit from this. Thank you, OP.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

Well they need to be more careful then.

[-] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

That is probably great news for type 2 diabetics but for type 1, the continuous glucose monitors are still superior

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