Words of science wisdom from 2008:
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The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Martin A. Schwartz
Journal of Cell Science 2008 121: 1771 doi: 10.1242/jcs.033340
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Good article. I feel smarter already. 
( I have a 150 IQ and I have always felt that I was just smart enough to realize how stupid I am. )
Heraclitus
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June 8, 2018
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Usually don't follow links unless I have WiFi (Data plan, yeah...), So without knowing, the thing that comes to mind is Einstein quote on trying "stupid" ideas..... "Its not a failure, its another possibility proven wrong"
IamNobody
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May 24, 2018
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not exactly. It's an opinion piece on how high level research makes you feel stupid because you know so little (which is a good thing).
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