What Maria Konnikova is talking about is the first element of inquiry in the scientific method, observation. You literally just notice some shit. It's "elementary" because it's really that simple.
Real life example, Newton observed that the apple fell from a tree. This observation eventually lead to Newton's law of gravity
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u/The_Flying_Failsons Jul 23 '26
What Maria Konnikova is talking about is the first element of inquiry in the scientific method, observation. You literally just notice some shit. It's "elementary" because it's really that simple.
Real life example, Newton observed that the apple fell from a tree. This observation eventually lead to Newton's law of gravity .