When Feynman wrote about the Challenger disaster he described the terrible and corrupting influence of incentives and expectation upon science and engineering at NASA. ..... Feynman ended his discussion of the Challenger disaster with an observation that eerily speaks to the subject of consensus in scientific matters. Consensus doesnt matter. Only science and engineering does. For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
When Feynman wrote about the Challenger disaster he described the terrible and corrupting influence of incentives and expectation upon science and engineering at NASA. ..... Feynman ended his discussion of the Challenger disaster with an observation that eerily speaks to the subject of consensus in scientific matters. Consensus doesnt matter. Only science and engineering does. For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
judomagyar 1 year ago