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What does it mean?
MIT researchers were making rapid, almost playful scientific progress.
In plain terms
MIT scientists were advancing quickly, like circus poodles.
What can you take from it?
Innovation can be both serious and playful.

Where it applies

  • lab work
  • tech conferences

Putting it to work

  • encourage playful experimentation

Questions to consider

  • How does playfulness affect scientific breakthroughs?
  • Can serious research benefit from humor?

Another view

The metaphor may downplay the rigor of the work.

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