• Question: What are the benefits of working on scientific theories at home rather than in a lab or a work place?

    Asked by to Rowena on 19 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Rowena Fletcher-Wood answered on 19 Mar 2014:

      There is no benefit to working on scientific theories at home per se – but there is a benefit to giving the mind a rest and changing environment. The mind keeps working when you rest and processes information in a way that it doesn’t under pressure because dealing with the pressure is its priority. Taking a walk home and sitting in a new environment can refresh my mind and kick start it again, the same way putting in fuel by eating or exercising can. This lets me think more clearly and creatively and come up with new ideas.

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