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Curiosity as the first bridge | Deborah Fashida | TEDxBauchi
TEDx Talks· 2026-03-16 15:49
We should learn from children. Children are the world's first scientists. And why do I say this? They do not take things as they are. They do not accept things as they are. But they ask why, how, what if. And every great idea, every great innovation starts from these same questions. And that is curiosity. The desire to understand how, why, when, who, and what if. My name is Deborah Fashida, and today I'll be talking to you about curiosity. A small word with enmous power because curiosity is the first bridge ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-08-26 20:31
How Elon Musk solves problemsFirst principles thinking explained https://t.co/eUzxMrXJv6 ...
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mert | helius.dev· 2025-08-17 22:35
when in doubt, use physics-based thinkingelon talks a lot about first principles thinking and for good reason, but it can be generalized to physics thinkingthis is the mental framework I used when deciding which chain to build on, years agoI asked: "which problems can we solve and which problems are out of our control?"generally, the only insoluble problems are the ones barred by the laws of physicsso then I asked: "which system uses physics to guide its future?"that is one way to gauge how future-proof a s ...