gwern comments on Rationality Quotes November 2009 - Less Wrong

8 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 November 2009 11:36PM

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Comment author: MichaelGR 30 November 2009 12:23:59AM 46 points [-]

It has always appalled me that really bright scientists almost all work in the most competitive fields, the ones in which they are making the least difference. In other words, if they were hit by a truck, the same discovery would be made by somebody else about 10 minutes later.

--Aubrey de Grey

Comment author: gwern 22 October 2011 01:16:10AM 0 points [-]

Where is this from, http://vimeo.com/7396024 ?

Comment author: MichaelGR 22 October 2011 05:46:31AM 0 points [-]

I don't remember exactly, but I think it was from a conference where he was speaking with Eliezer on a panel or Q&A, so that might be it.