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Moravec’s paradox: machines and humans frequently have opposite strengths and weaknesses.

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circular management.”

David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Moravec’s paradox: machines and humans frequently have opposite strengths and weaknesses.

David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

exceptional late developers overcoming the odds. But they aren’t exceptions by virtue of their late starts, and those

David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

As David Epstein has also reported in his recent book Range, influential scientists are much more likely to have diverse interests outside their primary area of research than the average scientist, for instance.

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It’s very hard to win a competition just by using [well-known] methods,” he replied. “We need more creative solutions.”

David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Moravec’s paradox: machines and humans frequently have opposite strengths and weaknesses.

David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

monozukuri—literally, “thing making.”

David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Another aspect of the forecaster training involved ferociously dissecting prediction results in search of lessons, especially for predictions that turned out bad.