Observations and Hypotheses

Starting from reality, recording observations, forming hypotheses, and exploring questions that have yet to be answered.

Some questions do not have answers that can be found right away.

As we explore the world, we encounter interesting phenomena and occasionally stumble upon thoughts that we have not yet fully worked out. They may be immature, and they may even turn out to be wrong, but they are worth setting aside for a while—to observe, to reflect, and to think them through.

Starting from a phenomenon, we look for questions worth asking. Starting from a question, we form a hypothesis and follow it wherever it may lead. There is no rush to reach a conclusion, nor an attempt to reduce a complex question to a definitive answer.

Some ideas gradually become clearer. Some are overturned by new discoveries. And sometimes, all that remains is a question that is even more worth asking.

To record these observations, and to record the ideas that are still taking shape.

Observe reality, form hypotheses, and keep exploring.

Series

Contents

3 contents
  1. 01Article | What Does a New Tool Really Change?AI led me to a question that had little to do with technology itself: when a new tool enters our lives, what does it really change?
  2. 02Article | Is Mathematics the Language with Which We Converse with God?If mathematics is a language, then who exactly is it communicating with? This article starts with mathematical notation and explores the relationship between mathematics, human cognition, and the objective world, while proposing an open-ended hypothesis: perhaps mathematics is the language through which humans formally communicate with the world.
  3. 03Article | Have Our Problems Changed as Tools Become More Powerful?As tools become more capable, we can do more and more things—but does that mean problems become easier to solve? From calculators and drawing tools to artificial intelligence, this article explores how growing capabilities can change the way we understand problems, as well as the relationship between functionality, experience, and different abilities. As old constraints disappear, the factors that truly shape an outcome may change too. Perhaps we need not only more powerful tools, but also to reconsider the problems we want to solve.