Negative knowledge: Even the things we know we know are changing so fast, we no longer know for sure

摘要

BACK in the magnet factory, we had a department superintendent who, it seemed, could never give a straight answer. Instead, he would tell you a long narrative with many clauses, digressions and interesting words, but no substance. We called it "negative knowledge" - after listening to Bill, you knew less than before you asked the question.