Day 18: lab work, work, work, work, work
Another busy day, preparing the plates of cells to be tested in 2 different experiments - one to search for the protein itself and one looking for the DNA that makes the protein.
On the cusp of finding out the results of a week's worth of work, I was reminded of something I listened to in a podcast today. It was a quote from Richard Feynman, the renowned physicist: "The scientist has a lots of experience with ignorance, doubt and uncertainty., and this experience is of very great importance. When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a problem they are ignorant, when they have a hunch as to what a result is they are uncertain, and when they are pretty darn sure of the result they are in doubt. Science is a satisfactory philosophy where doubt is not to be feared but welcomed and discussed." "To paraphrase - science is the enemy of the certain and being shown to be wrong is an invaluable part of learning about nature."
And that's something I will keep in mind tomorrow - uncertainty is good!
On the cusp of finding out the results of a week's worth of work, I was reminded of something I listened to in a podcast today. It was a quote from Richard Feynman, the renowned physicist: "The scientist has a lots of experience with ignorance, doubt and uncertainty., and this experience is of very great importance. When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a problem they are ignorant, when they have a hunch as to what a result is they are uncertain, and when they are pretty darn sure of the result they are in doubt. Science is a satisfactory philosophy where doubt is not to be feared but welcomed and discussed." "To paraphrase - science is the enemy of the certain and being shown to be wrong is an invaluable part of learning about nature."
And that's something I will keep in mind tomorrow - uncertainty is good!
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