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If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
The essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are
on the way to a pertinent answer.
The essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are
on the way to a pertinent answer.
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that read more
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.
If I could remember the names of all these particles I'd be a
botanist.
If I could remember the names of all these particles I'd be a
botanist.
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real read more
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) read more
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny....'
Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt
Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed, read more
There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed,
the division is a human failure; it reflects our limited capacity
to comprehend the whole.
