Thinking IELTS Listening Reading Practice
Thinking IELTS Listening Reading Practice
Lecturer, author or publisher: Robbert Dijkgraaf on Tech Insider
Thinking IELTS Reading Practice
Who was Albert Einstein?
Einstein was a true genius and he’s the example we all aspire to be as a scientist, but already, as a child, he had a very original way of thinking. I’m Robbert Dijkgraaf. I’m the director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and I’m a theoretical physicist.
Einstein’s Original Way of Thinking
So, from the very beginning, for Einstein, his imagination was crucial. He was not such a good student because he was a very original thinker. And I think that was, kind of, the magic touch that he had. He always had a completely original point of view. He somehow didn’t conform to the existing theories and he was always thinking in his own particular way. His favorite way to operate as a scientist was the thought experiment and he describes, for instance, the crucial moment where he essentially discovered the theory of general relativity.
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
He was watching some workers on the roof of a building. He thought what would happen if they would fall down? And then, he realized that if you fall down, you no longer experience gravity, and, in some sense, that’s the natural motion. And that actually led him to derive the theory of general relativity. He described that moment as the happiest moment in his life. Later, he said something that I actually find personally very comforting. He said that imagination is much more important than knowledge because knowledge describes what we know, whereas imagination is describing everything that we can potentially know in the future.
6.To what extent do you agree with me that original thinking is in conflict with customs and traditional lifestyles?
Original thinking often challenges customs and traditional lifestyles because it encourages questioning and re-evaluating established norms. Traditions can provide a sense of stability and identity, but they may also resist change. While original thinking can be at odds with these customs, it can also lead to innovation and progress by offering new perspectives and solutions.
What is the meaning of original way of thinking?
Question No. 5.
Why did Einstein say that immagination is much more important than knowledge?
Number 4.!!!
Einstein believed that imagination is more important than knowledge because it enables us to envision new possibilities and think beyond current understanding. While knowledge is finite and based on what we already know, imagination is limitless and drives innovation, creativity, and progress. Einstein valued imagination as the source of new ideas and breakthroughs that can expand the boundaries of knowledge.
3. What is the theory that Einstein discovered?
The Theory of General Relativity.
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What’s the meaning of “from the very beginning”? & the meaning of “magic touch”?
This is question No. 2.
1. From Einstein’s point of view why is imagination much more important than knowledge?
We’ve already answered this question about imagination and knowledge from Einstein’s point of view.