# Itai Yanai et al. - What is the question? (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/57832449) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Itai Yanai]], [[Martin Lercher]] **Full Title**:: What is the question? **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [link.springer.com](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-019-1902-1) **Host**:: [[link.springer.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-01-25]] **Created**:: [[2026-02-01]] ## Highlights - The single greatest misunderstanding about science by the public is that scientists solve problems; in reality, scientists are primarily concerned with creating them. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kfsaagb4r39n3bj5jqbsj67e)) ^981308844 - Although the research may be originally motivated by a perceived gap, the knowledge resulting from the discovery may in fact not complete any part of the wall but instead may lead to the construction of a completely new and unexpected area: we may be forced to build a new wall orthogonal to the first, or even to tear down parts of the existing structure. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kfsan6qy4bnhepm0d38fd7dw)) ^981312543 - Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kfsaz2wf0p9r1rr2dxv8v2zg)) ^981313049