The Overview
There’s something odd about scientific knowledge. Not that it's difficult, that's expected. What's odd is how flat it feels. Read a typical textbook or a Wikipedia article on any scientific topic, and you’ll see what I mean. There’s the definition, maybe a formula or two, a sentence or two about its applications.
But where’s the thinking? Where’s the step-by-step mental scaffolding that led there? It’s like seeing the top floor of a skyscraper, with no staircase underneath. We’re standing on the answer, but the path is missing.
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