This simple graph shows knowledge, divided according to size of dot, size of circle and different colors. Look at the magnitude of the unknown unknowns vs the sum total of human knowledge since the beginning of recorded history.



The purpose of this thread is to discuss the following,

1. What are the factors that stop an individual (since childhood) or grouping of individuals to resist new information. Why some people learn faster while others stagnate..?

2. What are the factors that increases the rate of learning and discovery, so the orange circle can expand faster across the blue unknown areas.

3. Lastly, what cultural forces enable some countries to produce great breakthroughs in every field... while other countries had yet to produce even 1 Nobel Prize winner...?