Humans engage in 2 modes of thinking: an associative mode and a reasoning mode. Institutions and scientific education primarily have focused on reasoning, even though the associative mode is linked to creativity and has been actively nurtured and used by influential scientists. The inattentiveness by scientific institutions toward associative thinking is such that it has been called the forgotten half of scientific thinking, and few opportunities exist for its professional exercising. I was fortunate to have been granted such an opportunity through an invitation to speak at a symposium honoring the retirement of a noted quail scientist. The symposium directive was simple: complete intellectual freedom to explore any quail topic as long as it was grounded in science. These were ideal and welcomed conditions for engaging in associative thought and nurturing dual thinking—that is, thinking engaging both association and reasoning. Here I provide my scientific reflections. The general themes range from psychology to chaos to dialectical philosophy. Although the topics may seem far removed from quail, I highlight their potential relevancy. I offer these reflections in the spirit of stimulating scientific curiosity in the natural world, as an encouragement to push the boundaries of quail science, and, ultimately, with the hope of encouraging further opportunities for dual thinking in science. © 2021 The Wildlife Society.

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鹌鹑科学的色彩

人类参与两种思维模式：联想模式和推理模式。机构和科学教育主要侧重于推理，即使联想模式与创造力联系在一起，并受到有影响力的科学家的积极培育和使用。科学机构对联想思维的漠不关心使得它被称为科学思维的被遗忘的一半，并且很少有机会进行其专业锻炼。我很幸运能够通过邀请在座谈会上发言，以表彰一位著名的鹌鹑科学家退休，从而获得了这样的机会。座谈会的指示很简单：只要有科学基础，就可以完全自由地探索任何鹌鹑主题。这些是从事联想思维和培养双重思维（即，使联想和推理都参与的思维）的理想且值得欢迎的条件。在这里，我提供我的科学思考。一般主题从心理学到混乱再到辩证哲学。尽管这些话题看起来似乎与鹌鹑相去甚远，但我还是强调了它们的潜在相关性。我本着激发自然界科学好奇心的精神提出这些想法，以鼓励人们突破鹌鹑科学的界限，并最终希望鼓励在科学中进行双重思考的更多机会。©2021野生动物协会。尽管这些话题看起来似乎与鹌鹑相去甚远，但我还是强调了它们的潜在相关性。我本着激发自然界科学好奇心的精神提出这些想法，以鼓励人们突破鹌鹑科学的界限，并最终希望鼓励在科学中进行双重思考的更多机会。©2021野生动物协会。尽管这些话题看起来似乎与鹌鹑相去甚远，但我还是强调了它们的潜在相关性。我本着激发自然界科学好奇心的精神提出这些想法，以鼓励人们突破鹌鹑科学的界限，并最终希望鼓励在科学中进行双重思考的更多机会。©2021野生动物协会。