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What things in life *shouldn't* we optimize? (with Christie Aschwanden)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

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Is That a Weird Counter-Example?

There are kind of weird exceptions where science goes really quickly. Like an example might be like Einstein comes up with theory of special relativity, puts it out in a paper and turns out he pushed it whole field forward. And I'm wondering, is that just like a weird counter example that just sort of rare in your view or is that not the sort of science you're talking about? It's very rare that you have this one Eureka moment where all of a sudden we understand everything.

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