Why It’s Dangerous to Be Right Too Soon

from The Next Big Idea Daily · host Next Big Idea Club

Matt Kaplan kicks things off with stories of scientists who were ridiculed, exiled, and even imprisoned for discoveries the world wasn't ready to accept. Then physicist Alan Lightman pulls back the curtain on how discovery actually happens and what it feels like from the inside, revealing science in all its messy, human glory. Sponsored By: Notion — Try Custom Agents now at ⁠notion.com/daily

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