The single greatest misunderstanding about science by the public is that scientists solve problems; in reality, scientists are primarily concerned with creating them. We previously introduced François Jacob’s notions of day science, when we work with fixed targets in the lab or at the computer to solve problems, and night science, when our minds wander more freely to generate new ideas and find hidden connections [1]. It is certainly easier to imagine science as a logical, step-wise process. But it is the generation of a new question in the unpredictable and wandering process of night science that paves our way towards a discovery, effectively changing our perception of reality.

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问题是什么？

公众对科学的最大误解是科学家解决问题；实际上，科学家们主要关心的是创造它们。我们之前介绍了弗朗索瓦·雅各布 (François Jacob) 的日间科学概念，当我们在实验室或计算机上处​​理固定目标以解决问题时，以及夜间科学时，当我们的思想更自由地游荡以产生新想法并找到隐藏的联系时 [1]。将科学想象成一个合乎逻辑的、循序渐进的过程当然更容易。但正是在夜间科学的不可预测和徘徊的过程中产生了一个新问题，为我们的发现铺平了道路，有效地改变了我们对现实的看法。