# Nature Is Experimental Science's Kindest Friend and Best Critic by Michael Faraday > "Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds." > **— Michael Faraday**, *1851, Letter to John Tyndall* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Letter to John Tyndall, 1851. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Letter to John Tyndall](https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2411) — 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 ``` "Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds." — Michael Faraday, 1851, Letter to John Tyndall https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-michael-faraday-nature-experimental-science-kindest-friend ```