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The science section should explain minimally the scientific method and what failure means in that context. I'm not pretty sure that not confirming a hypothesis is not considered a failure. But problems with the instruments, with the recording of measurements, with methodology in general, can mean
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Loser as derogatory term does not belong within the section it's currently at. Maybe as part of its own section something like "Successful people"/"Winning at life analogy".
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that an experiment is a failure. A result that does not serve to tell whether a hypothesis is true or not might also be considered a failure, maybe of improper design.
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discovered that the reason why we keep repeating mistakes is because brain cells may only learn from experience when we do something right and not when we fail.
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There's a source in further reading Sandage, Scott A. "Born Losers: A History of Failure in America." that could be useful in expanding the article.
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explains that a great deal can be learned from things going wrong unexpectedly, and that part of science's success comes from
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explains that a great deal can be learned from things going wrong unexpectedly, and that part of science's success comes from
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The Edge.org reference refers to an article that has a title with an author, it could be properly sourced.
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until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. –
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The "article" as it is seems to be a jumble of unrelated ideas. I identify the following problems:
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I would call for addition to "dumpster fire" to the Internet Meme section.
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The Thomas J Watson quote is linked to goodreads.com, not a RS.
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failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently
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