Journal Entry #3

Yanna Sanchez

Ms. Nargiza Matyakuboya

English 21003. Section M

19 September 2017

Journal Entry #3

“Science is an Open Box”

            In the TedTalk “How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries” by Adam Savage, he discusses how a little curiosity can change the way one thinks about life and about the world.  He also mentions how there are different fields in science and how that is a wonderful thing because it is an example of how science is an “open box and we are all explorers.”  Savage also mentions how past discoverers relied on their eyes, ears, and brain, in order to make these discoveries that future generations were able to build on.  He ends the presentation by emphasizing the importance of feeding ones’ curiosity and how it can lead to great findings that will change the world. 

            This TedTalk video has allowed me to consider all the possibilities of the world and to not close myself off to them.  There is still so much undiscovered territory and without [curious] individuals who seek answers to their own questions the world will not continue to evolve and thrive.  Adam Savage has provided many thought provoking points on how to understand a difficult concept and how going back to the individual who discovered the concept would be beneficial.  This exercise of thinking is important because it allows you to consider the ideas and questions with a different set of eyes or better yet as the inventor did.  The ability to adapt to new ways of thinking paves the pathway to new discoveries.