As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.

“As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.” Albert Einstein

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• In science there are things that we are pretty certain about - well established theories. Then, there are things we know we don’t know - unsolved problems and misteries (e.g dark matter)
• …on top of that there are things we don’t even know we don’t know - the hidden, the darkness.
• Research is fundamentally about working outside our circle of competence.