syutbai, …the structures, relationships, contents,...

…the structures, relationships, contents, controversies, open problems, limitations, capabilities, developing an understanding of how the fields covered in the major journals fit together to constitute the current state of science and technology. In some areas, of course, I’ve dug deeper into the contents and tools of a field, driven by the needs of problem solving; in others, I know only the shape of the box and where it sits.

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—	http://metamodern.com/2009/05/17/how-to-understand-everything-and-wh