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F_{g} = \frac{G m_{1} m_{2}}{r^{3}} r

"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies,
but not the madness of people."
~ Sir Isaac Newton (*1643; †1726)

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The scientific virtue of epistemological humilty

"I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."
~ Isaac Newton

"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean."
~ Isaac Newton

Krumrei-Mancuso, E. J., Haggard, M. C., LaBouff, J. P., & Rowatt, W. C.. (2020). Links between intellectual humility and acquiring knowledge. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(2), 155–170.

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1579359
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“Five studies (n = 1,189) examined how intellectual humility (ih) relates to acquiring knowledge (learning). ih was associated with more general knowledge, but was unrelated to cognitive ability, and associated with slightly lower gpa. findings were also mixed for meta-cognition. ih was associated with less claiming of knowledge one doesn’t have, indicating a more accurate assessment of one’s knowledge. however, ih was also associated with underestimating one’s cognitive ability. the differences may have resulted from using multiple measures of ih, each tapping unique aspects of the construct. finally, ih was associated with a variety of characteristics associated with knowledge acquisition, including reflective thinking, need for cognition, intellectual engagement, curiosity, intellectual openness, and open-minded thinking. ih was also associated with less social vigilantism, which may promote collaborative learning. finally, ih was associated with an intrinsic motivation to learn. these links may help explain the observed relationship between ih and possessing more knowledge.”

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The Mantegna Tarocchi are two different sets of fifty 15th century Italian Old Master copper engravings each by two different unknown artists. The sets are known as E-series Tarocchi cards and S-series Tarocchi cards.

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Sir Isaac Newton (*1642; †1726)
(in 1702 / painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller)

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