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Eureka!
By M Koole January 13, 2008 - 9:06pm Comments (1)
Isaac Asimov once wrote, “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka’ (I found it!) but ‘That’s funny . . . .’” (Pinker, 2007, p. 27).
Pinker, S. (2007). The stuff of thought: Language as a window into human nature.Toronto, ON: Penguin Group (Canada).
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Yay Marguerite! Pinker & Asimov are 2 of my favourite authors (being both a linguist & a SciFi fan ...)!
Another phrase, though often more dangerous in its consequences is "I wonder what would happen if ..." - something I'be been trying for 40 years to grow out of!
So far Stunningly unsuccessfully!