One of the interesting things that was mentioned in the discussion with Dr. Jill Tarter was how we need to be creative and think outside the box when searching for new planets, since the common indicators that we assume would signal existence might not hold true for all planets. Dr. Tarter describes a situation in which “we look with perfect precision, at exactly the wrong thing”, which led me to reevaluate what is important in scientific exploration: finetuning of instruments and elimination of error might not always lead to the best result, it could be the creativity to do something different that will.
https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:HarvardX:68789c56:lx_simulation:1?fullscreen=true
I like this post because normally when I think of intensive, disciplined scientific research, I do see room for "thinking outside the box" or creativity. The need for creative solutions is also applicable to my own post about dark matter because with all the uncertainty surrounding dark matter's behavior, looking for "perfect precision" in calculations is not as effective as trying to develop a more creative way to navigate the unknowns.