Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Don't Clone a T-Rex

Here's a wonderful essay about the dangers of hyperspecialization.  Just because you CAN do something doesn't necessarily mean you SHOULD.  Deciding the difference often comes down to compiling information and patterns across different disciplines.  The more we subdivide knowledge and narrow focus, the more we limit people's ability to gauge the advisability of what they are doing.
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msminlr

msminlr

October 11 2013, 20:26:12 UTC 7 years ago

I've seen a poster floating around Facebook that reads something like "Science can teach you how to clone a dinosaur. The Humanities can teach you why you shouldn't."
siege

siege

October 12 2013, 01:53:21 UTC 7 years ago

That's actually part of this article's introduction.