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From the Ted Talk by E.O. Wilson: Advice to a young scientist
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Now this brings me to a basic categorization in the way scientific discoveries are made. Scientists, pure mathematicians among them, ______ one or the other of two pathways: First through early discoveries, a problem is identified and a solution is ______. The problem may be relatively small; for example, where exactly in a cruise ship does the norovirus begin to spread? Or ______, what's the role of dark ______ in the expansion of the universe? As the answer is sought, other _________ are typically discovered and other questions are asked.
Solution
- follow
- larger
- matter
- phenomena
- sought
Original Text
Now this brings me to a basic categorization in the way scientific discoveries are made. Scientists, pure mathematicians among them, follow one or the other of two pathways: First through early discoveries, a problem is identified and a solution is sought. The problem may be relatively small; for example, where exactly in a cruise ship does the norovirus begin to spread? Or larger, what's the role of dark matter in the expansion of the universe? As the answer is sought, other phenomena are typically discovered and other questions are asked.
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