Charan Ranganath
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But just this idea of like the world in front of us, we're only sampling this little bit and trying to take so much meaning from it. And we do a really good job, not perfect. I mean, you know, but that ability to me is just amazing.
But just this idea of like the world in front of us, we're only sampling this little bit and trying to take so much meaning from it. And we do a really good job, not perfect. I mean, you know, but that ability to me is just amazing.
Yeah, yeah. You know, it's funny that you mentioned that. So one of the reasons I wrote the book, amongst many, is that I really felt like people needed to hear from scientists. And COVID was just a great example of this, because people weren't hearing from scientists. One of the things I think that people didn't get... was the uncertainty of science and how much we don't know.
Yeah, yeah. You know, it's funny that you mentioned that. So one of the reasons I wrote the book, amongst many, is that I really felt like people needed to hear from scientists. And COVID was just a great example of this, because people weren't hearing from scientists. One of the things I think that people didn't get... was the uncertainty of science and how much we don't know.
Yeah, yeah. You know, it's funny that you mentioned that. So one of the reasons I wrote the book, amongst many, is that I really felt like people needed to hear from scientists. And COVID was just a great example of this, because people weren't hearing from scientists. One of the things I think that people didn't get... was the uncertainty of science and how much we don't know.
And I think every scientist lives in this world of uncertainty. And when I was writing the book, I just became aware of all of these things we don't know. And so I think of physics a lot. I think of this idea of like,
And I think every scientist lives in this world of uncertainty. And when I was writing the book, I just became aware of all of these things we don't know. And so I think of physics a lot. I think of this idea of like,
And I think every scientist lives in this world of uncertainty. And when I was writing the book, I just became aware of all of these things we don't know. And so I think of physics a lot. I think of this idea of like,
overwhelming majority of the stuff that's in our universe cannot be directly measured i used to think haha i hate physics so this is physicists get the nobel prize for doing whatever stupid thing it's like there's 10 physicists out there i'm just kidding just strong words yeah no no no i'm kidding it's the physicists who do neuroscience could be rather opinionated so sometimes i like to dish it's all love it's all love that's right i this is the adhd talking so um uh but
overwhelming majority of the stuff that's in our universe cannot be directly measured i used to think haha i hate physics so this is physicists get the nobel prize for doing whatever stupid thing it's like there's 10 physicists out there i'm just kidding just strong words yeah no no no i'm kidding it's the physicists who do neuroscience could be rather opinionated so sometimes i like to dish it's all love it's all love that's right i this is the adhd talking so um uh but
overwhelming majority of the stuff that's in our universe cannot be directly measured i used to think haha i hate physics so this is physicists get the nobel prize for doing whatever stupid thing it's like there's 10 physicists out there i'm just kidding just strong words yeah no no no i'm kidding it's the physicists who do neuroscience could be rather opinionated so sometimes i like to dish it's all love it's all love that's right i this is the adhd talking so um uh but
At some point, I had this aha moment where I was like, to be aware of that much that we don't know and have a beat on it and be able to go towards it, that's one of the biggest scientific successes that I could think of. You are aware that you don't know about this gigantic section, overwhelming majority of the universe, right? Yeah.
At some point, I had this aha moment where I was like, to be aware of that much that we don't know and have a beat on it and be able to go towards it, that's one of the biggest scientific successes that I could think of. You are aware that you don't know about this gigantic section, overwhelming majority of the universe, right? Yeah.
At some point, I had this aha moment where I was like, to be aware of that much that we don't know and have a beat on it and be able to go towards it, that's one of the biggest scientific successes that I could think of. You are aware that you don't know about this gigantic section, overwhelming majority of the universe, right? Yeah.
And I think the more what keeps me going to some extent is realizing the changing the scope of the problem and figuring out, oh, my God, there's all these things we don't know. And I thought I knew this because science is all about assumptions. Right. So have you ever read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn?
And I think the more what keeps me going to some extent is realizing the changing the scope of the problem and figuring out, oh, my God, there's all these things we don't know. And I thought I knew this because science is all about assumptions. Right. So have you ever read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn?
And I think the more what keeps me going to some extent is realizing the changing the scope of the problem and figuring out, oh, my God, there's all these things we don't know. And I thought I knew this because science is all about assumptions. Right. So have you ever read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn?
yes that's like my only philosophy really that i've read but it's so brilliant in the way that they frame this idea of like he frames this idea of assumptions being core to the scientific process and the paradigm shift comes from changing those assumptions and this idea of like finding out this kind of whole zone of what you don't know to me is the exciting part you know
yes that's like my only philosophy really that i've read but it's so brilliant in the way that they frame this idea of like he frames this idea of assumptions being core to the scientific process and the paradigm shift comes from changing those assumptions and this idea of like finding out this kind of whole zone of what you don't know to me is the exciting part you know
yes that's like my only philosophy really that i've read but it's so brilliant in the way that they frame this idea of like he frames this idea of assumptions being core to the scientific process and the paradigm shift comes from changing those assumptions and this idea of like finding out this kind of whole zone of what you don't know to me is the exciting part you know