EPISODE 16
Boiling frogs with Jon Hronsky
Duration - 66 mins
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Have you ever heard the saying that if you put a frog into boiling water, it will jump out. But if you put a frog in cold water and slowly bring the water to a boil, it will not recognise the danger at all. Could this metaphor be applied to how we deal with change in science? When we talk about changing practises and methods in geology and exploration, do we have to remember to boil the water really slowly?
Transitions are difficult. People have built reputations on doing things a certain way. They cannot see the benefit in changing - their inertia is palpable. But inevitably, change comes. There are plenty of stories in geology and exploration of transitions. The most famous one is...the theory of plate tectonics - an idea that took nearly 400 years from inception of the concept to validation through data and finally acceptance. So now, when we say that exploration is going through a transition - from surface to deeper subsurface exploration - the question is, how long will it take?
On this episode, we talk to Jon Hronsky. Born on a mine site and coming from a family of geologists, Jon has devoted his career to better understand and develop the science of exploration. He gives us his insights on what we stand to learn from Thomas Kuhn and revolutions in science; from Richard Thaler and behavioural economics; and how misunderstanding the risk-reward equation is a death sentence in successful exploration.
Transitions are difficult. People have built reputations on doing things a certain way. They cannot see the benefit in changing - their inertia is palpable. But inevitably, change comes. There are plenty of stories in geology and exploration of transitions. The most famous one is...the theory of plate tectonics - an idea that took nearly 400 years from inception of the concept to validation through data and finally acceptance. So now, when we say that exploration is going through a transition - from surface to deeper subsurface exploration - the question is, how long will it take?
On this episode, we talk to Jon Hronsky. Born on a mine site and coming from a family of geologists, Jon has devoted his career to better understand and develop the science of exploration. He gives us his insights on what we stand to learn from Thomas Kuhn and revolutions in science; from Richard Thaler and behavioural economics; and how misunderstanding the risk-reward equation is a death sentence in successful exploration.
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WHAT WE REFERRED TO
Thomas Kuhn - The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Book Richard Thaler - Misbehaving Book Disney Teaching its Animators Article |