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But progress has proved slower than many of us imagined.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[77],{"id":78,"tag":79},5720057,{"id":80,"tag_name":81},326,"men",{"id":83,"quote_text":84,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":85,"source":86,"quote_tag":87,"commentary":9},2743907,"In the Pythagorean system, thinking about numbers, or doing mathematics, was an inherently masculine task. Mathematics was associated with the gods, and with transcendence from the material world; women, by their nature, were supposedly rooted in this latter, baser realm.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[88],{"id":89,"tag":90},5720039,{"id":91,"tag_name":92},13476,"tasks",{"id":94,"quote_text":95,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":96,"source":97,"quote_tag":98,"commentary":104},2743867,"Wave particle duality is a core feature of our world. Or rather, we should say, it is a core feature of our mathematical descriptions of our world. But what is critical to note here is that, however ambiguous our images, the universe itself remains whole and is manifestly not fracturing into schizophrenic shards. It is this tantalizing wholeness and the thing itself that drives physicists onward like an eternally beckoning light that seems so teasingly near. It is always out of reach.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[99],{"id":100,"tag":101},5720024,{"id":102,"tag_name":103},44925,"our-world","**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from Margaret Wertheim's book \"Pythagoras' Trousers: God, Physics, and the Search for a Unified Theory\" (1997). During this time, Wertheim was grappling with the complexities of quantum mechanics and the concept of wave-particle duality. As a historian, I note that Wertheim's work was influenced by her father's experiences as a refugee from Nazi Germany, which likely shaped her perspective on the search for unity and wholeness.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a profound paradox: while our mathematical descriptions of the world may be fragmented and ambiguous, the universe itself remains whole and intact. This tension between the fragmentation of our understanding and the wholeness of reality drives scientists like physicists onward, suggesting that the pursuit of knowledge is motivated by a deep-seated desire for unity and coherence.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset to your own work, recognize that the tension between fragmentation and wholeness is a universal human experience. Rather than getting bogged down by the ambiguities and complexities of your field, use this tension as a catalyst to drive your inquiry forward, seeking the elusive unity and coherence that underlies all things.",{"id":106,"quote_text":107,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":108,"source":109,"quote_tag":110,"commentary":9},2743860,"Female physicists, astronomers and mathematicians are up against more than 2,000 years of convention that has long portrayed these fields as inherently male.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[111],{"id":112,"tag":113},5719982,{"id":114,"tag_name":115},15390,"convention",{"id":117,"quote_text":118,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":119,"source":120,"quote_tag":121,"commentary":9},2743827,"Though women are no longer barred from university laboratories and scientific societies, the idea that they are innately less suited to mathematical science is deeply ingrained in our cultural genes.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":123,"totalPages":124,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":125},1,2,10]