
7 | Michael Strevens on how science really works
Night Science
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How Did You Come Up With the Idea for Writing This Book?
The iron rule is forcing scientists to stop doing that interesting stuff, o tear themselves away from the joy of figuring stuff out. So how did you come up with the idea for doing it this way? That's a good question. My normal sional life, i am a philosopher, and we philosophers tend to stick to our abstractions. But most general readers don't have much patience for pure abstraction so almost any idea is better when it's presented in the guise of a story.
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