Comments on: A Black Hole in His Heart https://www.quantumcannibals.com/black-hole-in-his-heart/ a novel, and a website about science, progress and culture Mon, 07 Sep 2015 19:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: admin https://www.quantumcannibals.com/black-hole-in-his-heart/#comment-1170 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 19:30:53 +0000 http://www.quantumcannibals.com/?p=1225#comment-1170 In reply to drdeanster.

The question is, do they boycott the shoulders they are standing on?

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By: drdeanster https://www.quantumcannibals.com/black-hole-in-his-heart/#comment-1169 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:52:34 +0000 http://www.quantumcannibals.com/?p=1225#comment-1169 In reply to Heather Gordon.

everyone stands on the shoulders of those who came before them. No Mozart, no Beethoven. No Newton, no Einstein. No grave robbers doing forbidden dissections on corpses, no modern surgeons. There isn’t a single exception in any field.

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By: Heather Gordon https://www.quantumcannibals.com/black-hole-in-his-heart/#comment-1168 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:06:22 +0000 http://www.quantumcannibals.com/?p=1225#comment-1168 Very interesting. We take so-called facts for granted. But I’m really amazed by the observation that all the work of science and scientists is “highly derivative”. That’s food for thought!

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By: C. K. https://www.quantumcannibals.com/black-hole-in-his-heart/#comment-1167 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 04:16:52 +0000 http://www.quantumcannibals.com/?p=1225#comment-1167 Baruch Dayan HaEmet. Thank you for this illuminating article.

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