Launch Pad Day Four, Stephanie Slater on If Galileo Had Known Cognitive Psychology, They Wouldn't Have Locked Him Up

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Galileo was a typical astronomer/physicist who believed that if you just give people the facts, they'll believe you. He had great facts and a beautiful story. What Galileo did as we know is that he made some observations using the telescope, and was the first one to write down his observations "loudly," and he said that instead of there just being 3000 stars that you can see with your naked eye, there are more than you can imagine. It's...