# Don't Become a Mere Recorder of Facts but Try to Penetrate the Mystery of Their Origin by Ivan Pavlov > "Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin." > **— Ivan Pavlov**, *1936, Advice to young scientists* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Advice to young scientists, 1936. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Advice to young scientists](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ivan_Pavlov) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ivan Pavlov|Ivan Pavlov]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin." — Ivan Pavlov, 1936, Advice to young scientists https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ivan-pavlov-become-mere-recorder-facts-try ```