ESS104H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Geological Society Of London, Islamic Golden Age, Richard Feynman
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Incredibly difficult to get the funding to test all possible explanations. Glaciation: all of north america used to be covered with 1km + of ice, the receding ice made incredible changes to river system. It also scooped out the broken / weak rock and left big holes that then filled with water when the ice melted turned into the great lakes. Two different kinds of scientists : foxes, know many tricks, jack of all trades, make most little discoveries, e. g. Interested in everything and move easily from one problem to another: hedgehogs. Interested in only a few problems which they consider fundamental: hedgehogs only know one / few, stick with the same problems for years or decades, make most great discoveries, e. g. How to succeed in ess104: attend lecture, take notes, get sample questions at the end of every lecture. Chamberlain: during the 1800s the evolution of the london geological society as an arena of.
