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This Terzaghi Oration addresses advancing insight in geotechnics with a focus on the interaction of soil and water. It considers the societal position and the innovation potential of the geotechnical profession with special attention to aspects of knowledge and communication and makes suggestions as to how the profession could benefit from expertise and experience, using modern concepts.