读完这个帖子我脑子里冒出的第一件事就是这本书——亚伯拉罕·弗莱克斯纳的《无用知识的用处》（The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge）。第二件事就是——他居然用了“cul-de-sac”而不是“dead end”来表示死胡同 :)
The first thing that came to my mind after reading the post was this book - The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge by Abraham Flexner The second thing was - he used "cul-de-sac" instead of "dead end" :)
……现在我们花了两个多千年来改进它们，并发展出了像“实验科学”这样的思想和工具，回头看他们在某些问题上的想法简直幼稚得可笑。[1] 亚伯拉罕·弗莱克斯纳，《无用知识的用处》（Usefulness of Useless Knowledge），Harpers 179，1939年，https://library.ias.edu/files/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf HN 讨论帖：https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14558775
…their ideas on some other ones were downright silly now that we have spent over two millenia improving on them and developing the ideas and tools such as "experimental science". [1] Abraham Flexner, "Usefulness of Useless Knowledge", Harpers 179, 1939, https://library.ias.edu/files/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14558775
Thanks! Macroexpanded: The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge (1939) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28121309 - Aug 2021 (23 comments) The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge (1939) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23791427 - July 2020 (4 comments)…
每当思考这类问题时，我总是会想起《无用知识的用处》（The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge）[0]。另一方面，我认为研究动物到底如何思考、表现以及整体上如何“运作”，是作为人类非常重要的一部分。它们同样也是生命，而且击碎了我们抱有的大量偏见……
When asking these kinds of questions, I always remind myself "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge" [0]. On the other hand, I believe that researching how animals think, behave and "work" in general, is a very important part of being human. They're alive, too, and they defy tons of prejudice we have…
读完这个帖子我脑子里冒出的第一件事就是这本书——亚伯拉罕·弗莱克斯纳的《无用知识的用处》（The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge）。第二件事就是——他居然用了“cul-de-sac”而不是“dead end”来表示死胡同 :)
The first thing that came to my mind after reading the post was this book - The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge by Abraham Flexner The second thing was - he used "cul-de-sac" instead of "dead end" :)
推荐一篇相关的经典之作：《无用知识的用处》（The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge）https://library.ias.edu/files/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf
A relevant classic: "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge" https://library.ias.edu/files/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf
……现在我们花了两个多千年来改进它们，并发展出了像“实验科学”这样的思想和工具，回头看他们在某些问题上的想法简直幼稚得可笑。[1] 亚伯拉罕·弗莱克斯纳，《无用知识的用处》（Usefulness of Useless Knowledge），Harpers 179，1939年，https://library.ias.edu/files/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf HN 讨论帖：https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14558775
…their ideas on some other ones were downright silly now that we have spent over two millenia improving on them and developing the ideas and tools such as "experimental science". [1] Abraham Flexner, "Usefulness of Useless Knowledge", Harpers 179, 1939, https://library.ias.edu/files/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14558775
感谢！帮你宏展开一下历史讨论：《无用知识的用处》（1939）[pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28121309 - 2021年8月（23条评论）；《无用知识的用处》（1939）[pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23791427 - 2020年7月（4条评论）……
Thanks! Macroexpanded: The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge (1939) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28121309 - Aug 2021 (23 comments) The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge (1939) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23791427 - July 2020 (4 comments)…
每当思考这类问题时，我总是会想起《无用知识的用处》（The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge）[0]。另一方面，我认为研究动物到底如何思考、表现以及整体上如何“运作”，是作为人类非常重要的一部分。它们同样也是生命，而且击碎了我们抱有的大量偏见……
When asking these kinds of questions, I always remind myself "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge" [0]. On the other hand, I believe that researching how animals think, behave and "work" in general, is a very important part of being human. They're alive, too, and they defy tons of prejudice we have…