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Richard Feynman's Nobel Prize winning discoveries in quantum electrodynamics were partly inspired by his randomly observing a spinning dinner plate one day in the cafeteria. Paul Feyerabend said regarding science discovery, The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything goes" (within relevant ethical constraints, of course). Ideas can come from anywhere, including physical [...]The post Thinking by playing around first appeared on John D. Cook.