Teaching students to explain results to the smartest physicist on the planet (extraordinarily intelligent but not in their field) is more effective than explaining to a five-year-old—it assumes infinite intelligence and zero field knowledge.

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Manolis Kellis

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Explain to the smartest physicist... extraordinarily smart but not in your field... assume infinite intelligence, zero knowledge.

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MIT Scientist on Unifying Cognition and Biology | Manolis KellisCurt Jaimungal
Created: 8/11/2026, 8:08:57 AM

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