Where Breakthroughs Really Come From
Why the Borders Between Sciences and Technologies Matter More Than the Centers
From the essay
Over the years, I have noticed this in discussions with a close friend—an accomplished physician with decades of clinical experience and a professional life shaped by responsibility, judgment, and care. When our conversations remain within medicine, they are precise and deeply informed. But when they drift outward—toward physics, engineering, or broader questions about how complex systems behave—the exchange gently contracts. Not with irritation or rejection, but with a quiet sense that we have reached a line that should not be crossed.
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