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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.
Richard Feynman Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! · 1985

Quotes

“We’ve learned from experience that the truth will come out. Other experimenters will repeat your experiment and find out whether you were wrong or right. Nature’s phenomena will agree or they’ll disagree with your theory. And, although you may gain some temporary fame and excitement, you will not gain a good reputation as a scientist if you haven’t tried to be very careful in this kind of work.”

Richard Feynman · Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, 1985 · Primary source

“The only way to have real success in science, the field I’m familiar with, is to describe the evidence very carefully without regard to the way you feel it should be. If you have a theory, you must try to explain what’s good and what’s bad about it equally. In science, you learn a kind of standard integrity and honesty.”

Richard Feynman · What Do You Care What Other People Think?, 1986 · Primary source

“By honest I don’t mean that you only tell what’s true. But you make clear the entire situation. You make clear all the information that is required for somebody else who is intelligent to make up their mind.”

Richard Feynman · The Meaning of It All, 1998 · Primary source

Works

Edsger Dijkstra · c. 1989
Advice to a Young Scientist

A set of principles for young researchers on intellectual ambition, scientific integrity, simplicity, long-term thinking and the purpose of academic work.

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Simplicity 35 Evidence 19 Reputation 16 Critical thinking 13 Self-deception 6 Bias 6 Research ethics 3 Long-term thinking 3 Empirical testing 2 Transparency 2 Research practice 2 Academic standards 2 Reproducibility 1 Theory testing 1 Disclosure 1 Informed judgement 1