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What Janna Levin thinks about innovation

@janna-levin · 24 positions · 0 changes of mind

Theoretical cosmologist, professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, and chief science officer of Pioneer Works.

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  1. Our readingA discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused.

    Their wordsI would find it impossible to not pursue a discovery that I could imagine my way through, if I can really see how to get there. I cannot imagine abandoning it for some other reason, fear that it would be misused, which is a real fear.

    ↗Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions | Lex Fridman Podcast #468youtube.com 22nd of 24 in this recording

  3. Our readingA self-respecting theoretical physicist kills most of their own ideas rather than waiting for somebody else to do it.

    Their wordsI totally agree. Sometimes I take too long to come to that conclusion, but I will proudly say, as most theoretical physicists should, that I kill most of my ideas myself.

    ↗Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions | Lex Fridman Podcast #468youtube.com 23rd of 24 in this recording