Ideas Must Die So New Insights Can Take Root

The progression of science relies on the death of ideas

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My home city, Manchester, is nestled between the moody hills of the Pennines and the flat, fertile plains of Cheshire. Its particular geography means that its skies are often grey, and its buildings, a glorious juxtaposition of ancient and modern, seem to glisten in the damp air.