Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

It has always seemed to me extreme presumptuousness on the part of those who want to make human ability the read more

It has always seemed to me extreme presumptuousness on the part of those who want to make human ability the measure of what nature can and knows how to do, since, when one comes down to it, there is not one effect in nature, no matter how small, that even the most speculative minds can fully understand. -Galileo Galilei.

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl.

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Like the furtive collectors of stolen art, we [cell biologists] are forced to be lonely admirers of spectacular architecture, exquisite read more

Like the furtive collectors of stolen art, we [cell biologists] are forced to be lonely admirers of spectacular architecture, exquisite symmetry, dramas of violence and death, mobility, self-sacrifice and, yes, rococo sex.

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains.

An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains.

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, read more

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.