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"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."

Marie Curie (1867–1934)
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Curie flips fear on its head: uncertainty shrinks as understanding grows. When something feels intimidating-new tech, a diagnosis, a big project-the antidote isn’t avoidance, it’s learning. Break problems into knowable parts, gather facts, run small experiments, and fear gives way to informed action.

About the Author

Marie Curie was a physicist-chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. She discovered polonium and radium, developed techniques to isolate radioactive isotopes, and applied X-ray units in World War I field hospitals. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win two Nobels (Physics, 1903; Chemistry, 1911), and remains a symbol of scientific courage and perseverance.

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