Modesty Is Not a Virtue: Norbert Wiener (1995)
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The post links to an essay about Norbert Wiener's views on modesty in science, sparking a discussion on the role of humility in scientific pursuits.
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I often bring Weiner to people's minds when they bring up how unhappy they are with the state of their field and it's application to society: Weiner moved out of one field to avoid continued work with the military industrial complex and the nuclear arms industry.
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