Post by @timnitGebru@dair-community.social

2026-06-16 20:19 UTC

Scientific American&#39;s Megha Satyanarayana asked me what advice I have for young scientists. My answer: &quot;Question everything, question the source of information that you get [...] Just follow all the rabbit holes [...] You spend years and years and years still asking the same question or following a specific rabbit hole that other people are too tired to follow. And that’s really where there is no shortcut to scientific discovery or innovation. You have to struggle.&quot; https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/timnit-gebru/

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@kmmich@mas.to 2026-06-16 20:29

@timnitGebru@dair-community.social so true. I try to let my students feel that too: you have to learn to struggle. Nice thing about a good (undergrad) program: we're here to catch you when you fall. And get you back on your feet, same side of the struggle where you fell of :) But it's hard to believe you need the struggle when solutions seem to grow at your fingertips...

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@aetataureate@mastodon.social 2026-06-16 20:34

@timnitGebru@dair-community.social so thrilled to see you as part of this huge feature!! Really bolstering to the mind and spirit

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@johncormier@cosocial.ca 2026-06-17 13:08

@timnitGebru@dair-community.social 💯 this. Teaching young scientists and engineers that it’s ok to make mistakes because that’s how we learn new/important things has been a recurring theme in my career. The system beats it out of them.

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