How can you plan your career as a scientist while technology is changing what it means to be a scientist? What will scientists even do in the future? As the lines between technology and biology blur, computers will undoubtedly relieve scientists of some of their duties. Will you be empowered by sophisticated artificial intelligences or…
To create truly transformative impact in the world, a scientist must systematically innovate over decades in areas overlooked by others. How can you model yourself after this ideal? You could study Nobel Prize winners, but you’ll risk getting stuck in the scientific details and miss the general themes. Better to examine a non-scientist and capture…
I’d like to present a review of the 2023 biography Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, including an analysis of what scientists should learn from Elon Musk. Setting the stage Scientists are trained to dream small. Of course, there are good reasons for this reductionism. Our collective scientific knowledge has advanced to the point where the…