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qurrenyesterday at 8:49 PM1 replyview on HN

Venturing outside your field is also part of what drives discovery itself, not a post-Nobel symptom, because you see the new field with a fresh set of eyes rather than textbook-brainwashed eyes.

A lot of discoveries are made by someone who "imported" insights from one field to another.


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i-blisyesterday at 8:57 PM

> Venturing outside your field is also part of what drives discovery itself, not a post-Nobel symptom

This is precisely what I meant to say (and seemingly failed) and why I upvote you!