… you don't realize whether or not you completely understan… - Steven Novella

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… you don't realize whether or not you completely understand a topic until you are tasked to explain it to someone else. … That really challenges your understanding of a topic.

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Dr. Steven P. Novella (born 29 July 1964) is an American clinical neurologist, assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine, and skeptic.

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Alternative Names: Steve Novella • Steven Paul Novella • Steven P. Novella

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… most scientists are really quite happy to talk about their work. It's often hard to get them to shut up, actually.

… you don't realize whether or not you completely understand a topic until you are tasked to explain it to someone else. … That really challenges you… - Steven Novella

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