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the unreasonable effectiveness of dithering | Jonathan Dobres

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Three scientists are working late in the lab one night, and they get into a debate: what’s the greatest invention of all time?

the unreasonable effectiveness of dithering | Jonathan Dobres posted July 28 2025 the unreasonable effectiveness of dithering A long time ago, a beloved college professor of mine opened his lecture with a joke: Three scientists are working late in the lab one night, and they get into a debate: what’s the greatest invention of all time? “The wheel,” says one. “It’s the basis of all other mechanical engineering.” “The microchip,” says the second. “It enabled the Information Age and revolutionized life as we know it.” “Antibiotics,” says the third. “Untold billions of lives saved.” The three cont

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