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Philosophers and scientists of the past, including Bernard of Chartres and Newton, used the expression “standing on the shoulders of giants” to point to the use of the knowledge gained from the great thinkers before us as an opportunity to make intellectual progress, going beyond the acquisitions of the past. Human knowledge has become available...