Technology and Scientific Progress
There is a clear relationship between the availability of new technological tools for research and significant scientific progress.
Do we truly understand the nature of this relationship?
Here I provide 2 quotes for us to think about:
In the 18th century, Humphry Davy, a key contributor to the Electrochemical Theory, comments that: "Nothing tends so much to the advancement of knowledge as the application of a new instrument."
Recently, Sydney Brenner, a great Molecular Biologist and Scientific Thinker, pointed out: "I will ask you to mark again that rather typical feature of the development of our subject; how so much progress depends on the interplay of techniques, discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order of decreasing importance."
Note: I found abbreviated quotes that omit the word "interplay" and present the order as a temporal order, whereas the original quote speaks of "order of importance".
In my opinion, nowadays, amidst an overwhelming amount of information, it is a challenge to identify genuine contributions to scientific development.
However, beyond the hype, AI and VR technologies await groundbreaking ideas and entrepreneurial initiatives
I'm very excited imagining the applications in neuroscience and healthcare.
Indeed, as an example, consider MindCo (mindco.health): MindCo
However, beyond the hype, AI and VR technologies await groundbreaking ideas and entrepreneurial initiatives
I'm very excited imagining the applications in neuroscience and healthcare.
Indeed, as an example, consider MindCo (mindco.health): MindCo
I'm preparing and entire post to VR applications and the differences between MindCo approach and others.
Image by Harish Sharma from Pixabay
All this opportunities are here now! Waiting for -open minds and hard work- teams to yield valuable innovations!
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