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Bird’s Eye Views
Tag Archives: discovery
Discovery
The major obstacle to discovery is neither stupidity nor ignorance; it is the belief that we have the best knowledge. My friend Arnie, a retired high school art teacher, said something to that effect. Indeed, know-it-alls have a certain mindset … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, Meanderings, philosophy, Youth
Tagged analysis, discovery, investigation, observation, scientific method, self-discovery
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Discovery
Tomorrow is Leif Erikson Day and I’m setting aside a bit of time to remember the vagabond Norwegian explorer. Arguably, Erikson and his band stumbled upon America nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus did. I use the word “discover” in … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, cultural highlights, History, philosophy
Tagged discovery, exploration, Leif Erikson
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l’Inconnu
There were no such places as Antarctica or Australia. Perhaps half of North America did not exist. That is, none of them existed in the mind of the French mapmaker who drew the antique map I pondered. I noted that … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, History, Meanderings, philosophy, Science
Tagged cartography, discovery, exploration, paradigms, the European Age of Discovery, the unknown
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Some Serendipity
One of the best parts of life is surprise. We do not know exactly what lies ahead of us each day, so serendipity can be a regular part of our lives. Certainly, unpleasant stuff happens often enough, but very pleasant … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, Hometown, Meanderings, projects
Tagged alertness, discovery, serendipity, surprise
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Eureka!
Have you ever given much thought to the story about the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes and the problem of precisely measuring the volume of irregularly shaped objects? Supposedly he had an epiphany when he sat in a tub at a … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, Meanderings, Science
Tagged Archimedes, discovery, Epiphany, eureka, invention
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Aha!
Isn’t it satisfying when the answer to a puzzling situation occurs to you? You are just going about your normal daily routine, when the solution to a problem just pops into your brain. Frequently, the realization provides closure to some … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Meanderings, Science
Tagged aha moments, discovery, eureka, realizations, understanding
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