# In Any Field Find the Strangest Thing and Then Explore It by John Archibald Wheeler > "In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore it." > **— John Archibald Wheeler**, *Advice attributed in scientific recollections* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Advice attributed in scientific recollections. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Advice attributed in scientific recollections](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Archibald_Wheeler) — 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/John Archibald Wheeler|John Archibald Wheeler]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore it." — John Archibald Wheeler, Advice attributed in scientific recollections https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-john-wheeler-any-field-find-strangest-thing ```