If my lab peeps don’t admit they’re wrong readily, I begin to doubt their data. (But I also promote a lab culture where you won’t get denegrates for being wrong.)
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Really important to know the science/psychology behind the ability to say “I was wrong”. Strong Opinions, Lightly Held.
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I'm also rather fond of "I don't know," "Let's find out," and "What was that?"
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Possibly followed by "you want it WHEN?"
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Nah. Those are close seconds. The three most important words to a scientist: "I don't know"
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“I might be wrong” is about the most valuable idea in any human endeavour. Keeping that in mind is a great defence against fanaticism, injustice and so many other grave mistakes.
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