[Sigia-l] TMI - and expert-level knowledge

[John O'Donovan-INTERNET]

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The expertise gap that Rugg mentions is very real - it actually 
happens in our community. His solution also make sense when time is 
on your side.

Donna
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Definitely agree. Where you have the time, and considering examples such
as the story of Lorenzos Oil, Rugg's theory does seem plausible...

http://www.myelin.org/overview.htm

"To counter researchers' endemic conservative stance, we at The Myelin
Project constantly remind them of two aphorisms: "fortune favors the
brave," and "you never know until you try." The founders of the Project
are Augusto Odone and his late wife, Michaela Odone. Their only child
Lorenzo is afflicted with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Although not
medical doctors, the Odones developed a therapy, now adopted on both
sides of the Atlantic, that reverses the biochemical defect of ALD."

On a related note, it's also worth noting that although a thorough
knowledge will possibly lead you to the right answer, inspiration and
techniques are just as important in getting you there quickly and before
anyone else. 

For example, the discovery of the structure of DNA was a conceptual skip
of inspiration from scientists who to some extent jumped the "boring"
research and just went made some models...[dramatic over-simplification
I know, but you'll see what I mean from the story]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do53dn.html

Franklin, though not quite unsung, takes backstage when the nobels were
handed out...

[
 Trivia: good film on the subject...
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093815/
]

jod



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