# Ask an Impertinent Question and You Are on the Way to a Pertinent Answer by Jacob Bronowski > "Ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer." > **— Jacob Bronowski**, *1973, The Ascent of Man / public intellectual work* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Ascent of Man / public intellectual work, 1973. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [The Ascent of Man / public intellectual work](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jacob_Bronowski) — 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/Scientific Inference|Scientific Inference]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer." — Jacob Bronowski, 1973, The Ascent of Man / public intellectual work https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jacob-bronowski-ask-impertinent-question-way-pertinent ```