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Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, and Other Metaphors for Modern Science PDF
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Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, and Other Metaphors for Modern Science -or- Is There a User’s Manual for This Thing? William E. Harris, McMaster University February 2014 How does science work? How does science work? Science is what happens when a scientist is working. ! How does a scientist work? What characteristics does a scientist have? Are they inborn? Can they be taught? Let’s think about 4 things -- Curiosity Imagination Vision Curiosity is part of human nature! “Alice in Wonderland” Ilustrations by John Tenniel Marlene Russell Courtesy Steve Barnes (Burlington, ON) The Visionary Curiosity Sense of wonder Open-minded New ideas New connections Insight Inquiry wherever it leads “If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be research.” [apocryphal] By definition, research is new exploration into new territory