Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then you become critical. In science, you have to be critical because that's kind of the scientific process. You are critical about everything and about your own thoughts and line of thinking in the first place. Because if you're critical, you can have the discussion and you can uncover truth. But if you're not critical, well, you're never going to uncover anything new.

So in my mind, scientist needs to be critical. Endlessly, relentlessly. So whenever you get a good result, you never pat yourself on the back and say, this is it, I've done it. So the first question you ask is how I could have gotten it in error. And you start digging and digging and digging. And after you dug long enough and didn't find a problem, then you can have reasonable

So in my mind, scientist needs to be critical. Endlessly, relentlessly. So whenever you get a good result, you never pat yourself on the back and say, this is it, I've done it. So the first question you ask is how I could have gotten it in error. And you start digging and digging and digging. And after you dug long enough and didn't find a problem, then you can have reasonable

So in my mind, scientist needs to be critical. Endlessly, relentlessly. So whenever you get a good result, you never pat yourself on the back and say, this is it, I've done it. So the first question you ask is how I could have gotten it in error. And you start digging and digging and digging. And after you dug long enough and didn't find a problem, then you can have reasonable

certainty that, you know, perchance you could be right just this one time. And to illustrate this, you know, with my own experience, in my recent work, I detected a flux of neutrons from my reactor, which was an Avell design. And it took me nearly a year to prove to myself that that flux was genuine.

certainty that, you know, perchance you could be right just this one time. And to illustrate this, you know, with my own experience, in my recent work, I detected a flux of neutrons from my reactor, which was an Avell design. And it took me nearly a year to prove to myself that that flux was genuine.

certainty that, you know, perchance you could be right just this one time. And to illustrate this, you know, with my own experience, in my recent work, I detected a flux of neutrons from my reactor, which was an Avell design. And it took me nearly a year to prove to myself that that flux was genuine.

So I spent a year measuring the same thing over and over under different regimes and verifying different things about the data set I was capturing. It was tedious and meticulous work, but that's what you have to do in order to be sure. And few people have the stamina or you know, can stick long enough at it.

So I spent a year measuring the same thing over and over under different regimes and verifying different things about the data set I was capturing. It was tedious and meticulous work, but that's what you have to do in order to be sure. And few people have the stamina or you know, can stick long enough at it.

So I spent a year measuring the same thing over and over under different regimes and verifying different things about the data set I was capturing. It was tedious and meticulous work, but that's what you have to do in order to be sure. And few people have the stamina or you know, can stick long enough at it.

And besides, you know, what you're trying to do, you're trying to undermine your own achievement or your own discovery. And that's why a lot of, you know, papers or reports that are written, they're not worth reading is because a person is interested in a certain outcome, they achieve it, they describe it, and, you know, they publish it, be it in the form of a paper, blog, or video, whatever.

And besides, you know, what you're trying to do, you're trying to undermine your own achievement or your own discovery. And that's why a lot of, you know, papers or reports that are written, they're not worth reading is because a person is interested in a certain outcome, they achieve it, they describe it, and, you know, they publish it, be it in the form of a paper, blog, or video, whatever.

And besides, you know, what you're trying to do, you're trying to undermine your own achievement or your own discovery. And that's why a lot of, you know, papers or reports that are written, they're not worth reading is because a person is interested in a certain outcome, they achieve it, they describe it, and, you know, they publish it, be it in the form of a paper, blog, or video, whatever.

And there is no, a very limited, you know, self-criticism. And that's what makes it of little value, because if you have checked the obvious things or less obvious things, how do we know you're not mistaken?

And there is no, a very limited, you know, self-criticism. And that's what makes it of little value, because if you have checked the obvious things or less obvious things, how do we know you're not mistaken?

And there is no, a very limited, you know, self-criticism. And that's what makes it of little value, because if you have checked the obvious things or less obvious things, how do we know you're not mistaken?

Yes, I'm ultimately interested in the truth. I don't care what truth it is. I'm not vested in a particular outcome. But the search for truth makes it interesting to me. And the other thing I discovered about myself, and I didn't know that, I actually like measurements. I didn't know I would, but turns out I enjoy this, you know, meticulous measurements and systematic errors control.

Yes, I'm ultimately interested in the truth. I don't care what truth it is. I'm not vested in a particular outcome. But the search for truth makes it interesting to me. And the other thing I discovered about myself, and I didn't know that, I actually like measurements. I didn't know I would, but turns out I enjoy this, you know, meticulous measurements and systematic errors control.

Yes, I'm ultimately interested in the truth. I don't care what truth it is. I'm not vested in a particular outcome. But the search for truth makes it interesting to me. And the other thing I discovered about myself, and I didn't know that, I actually like measurements. I didn't know I would, but turns out I enjoy this, you know, meticulous measurements and systematic errors control.

And I think because there's beauty in it. Like art is beautiful. Math is beautiful. All measurements are also beautiful if they're done right. And I see that. And I think that's why I enjoy measuring the same thing over and over again, because then it gets more and more perfect. You know, your errors go down and