Interview by Woodrow Wyatt, BBC TV (1959) - Russell, Bertrand | WIST Quotations

If you have a good scientific imagination, you can think of all sorts of things that might be true, and that's the essence of science. You first think of something that might be true -- then you look to see if it is, and generally it isn't....

The Scientist as Rebel, Part 3, ch. 19 "The World on a String" (2006) - Dyson, Freeman | WIST

Progress in science is often built on wrong theories that are later corrected. It is better to be wrong than to be vague. Originally published in New York

3D Printed Generator Build Highlights The Scientific Method

Sometimes we build to innovate, and sometimes we build just to have the satisfaction of saying we made it ourselves. Yet there is another reason to construct something ourselves: To learn, just as …

Troubleshooting: A Method For Solving Problems The Right Way

We’ve all experienced that magic moment when, after countless frustrating hours of experimentation and racking your brain, the object of our attention starts working. The 3D printer finally produce…