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Wanted: Bold Thinkers

Friday, January 25, 2008

Much of science today is grant-dependent and discourages dreamy, out-of-box thinking –- because who wants to fund mistakes? Samantha Hunt warns Kurt that Tesla’s visionary approach to science is all but extinct.

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Samantha Hunt

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mark from newyork

we need a free energy movement like the occupy wallstreet that focus on forceing the energy industry to release free energy technologies such as zero point energy and cold fusion.

Nov. 11 2011 09:43 PM
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Matthew from NYC

I love your show. I am a fan of, especially, your series on American icons. I think I've listened to the Gatsby episode half a dozen times, at least. This show (in particular, this segment Wanted: Bold Thinkers) also fascinated me- to the point where I felt compelled to visit your website and leave a comment.

I think this episode revealed as much about the folks who create Studio 360 as it did about Tesla.

As an engineer, my professional pride was stung that she bemoaned that lack of bold thinking in the scientific (and by implication, the engineering (see below)) field. There is bold thinking happening all around her, ALL THE TIME.

I think what is really going on here is that Tesla's "visionary" and "dreamy" style resonates with artists and writers who feel that their creativity is born of some ethereal "light touch with the universe"- someone whose output was, to reinforce again the contrast between Edison and Tesla, 99% inspiration. Tesla is the patron scientist of the arts, because he is someone with whose genius they can identify. The product of this mentality- namely the inability of the artist to appreciate the scientist on his or her own terms- is a show like this week's episode.

“Methodists,” to use the vocabulary of Mr. Daisey, can think boldly. Look around with open eyes and, on behalf of scientists and engineers everywhere, please stop taking it for granted.

Jan. 28 2008 04:42 PM
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Wade M. dos Santos

You have a great program. Concerning your episode on Tesla: There is a statue of him (the only US statue dedicated to a scientist). The statue is located near Niagra Falls. If you want to know exactly where, be a scientist and search (a teacher taught me that one).

Wade

Jan. 26 2008 02:40 PM
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