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Understanding is a poor substitute for convexity (2012)
Something central, very central, is missing in historical accounts of scientific and technological discovery. The discourse and controversies focus on the role of luck as opposed to teleological programs (from telos, "aim"), that is, ones that rely on pre-set direction from formal science. This is a faux-debate: luck…
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Math & AlgorithmsScience & Space2018
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| Dec 30, 2018 | Understanding is a poor substitute for convexity (2012) by alrex021 | 130 | 64 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Understanding is poor substitute for convexity (2012) by reese_john | 93 | 25 |
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