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I am saying that scientists should dabble. In fact we should force them to dabble.

As my highly degreed spouse often declares, what is a PhD for if not to credential a professional dilettante?

PhDs are professional dilettantes? I've always seen it as exactly the opposite - they are hyperfocused in their field of study.

They're professional dilettantes because they are researching areas of human knowledge where nobody has gone before (however small or specialized).

Ah, I never took amateur that way!

I like that saying; may use that at some point...