Imagine that you are responsible for a task of utmost importance:
Tommorrow there will be a total distruction of our civilization! You will be responsible to provide the few survivors the basic knowledge on which they will be able to build your science from scratch. You only have one page to do this.
What would you include?
This is more than a puzzle, it is about the fundamentals of your science. What are the building blocks of your science? What do you need as a primer in order to build the whole knowledge structure of your science?
Feynman has responded that the building blocks of physics is the existence of atoms and that atoms repel each other when close and attract each other in greater distance.
Answering this question for your own field is a very important feat that will help you rethink about your expertize.
Let me try answer this puzzle for medicine.
I would draw a body with organs. In every organ I would draw an image of it’s basic function. Then I would draw molecules that assemble into greater magnification to cells and then to tissues. This is the fundamental building blocks of medicine according to my opinion.
Try to answer this question for your own science. It is a challenging but rewarding task…..
Molecules that assemble cells and cells that assemble tissues and give function to the whole body is the fundamental knowledge of medicine according to my opinion.
What are the fundamental building blocks of your science?
