>> I think the eraser is a very important scientific tool.
Lab benches should be inscribed: "Got humility?"
i forget where I read the claim, but someone claims that when the revolution in a field is too dramatic, like quantum physics, many "old school experts" never get the new ideas. The field is filled with conflict and roadblocks until the tenured dinosaurs and department heads literally die off. Then the field lurches forward as resumes progress.
i think it's worse when money is involved, i.e. an existing industry with money and beliefs invested in "the old way". Pride, prejudice, status AND money make formidable obstacles to progress. On the other hand, "radical claims require strong proof".
>> Masanabu Fukuoka's One Straw Revolution
I just ordered it from Amazon. $12 with shipping, used.
