Yeah, I am a guy working on physics outside of academia. But I'm nowhere near Einstein's caliber. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes academia caliber einstein
It is extraordinarily difficult, even in academia, to find a job that will let you do whatever you want with your time. If you are determined to spend your time following your own interests, you pretty much have to do it on your own. Antony Garrett Lisi academiadeterminedifficult share on social
I think the universe is pure geometry - basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time. Antony Garrett Lisi basicallybeautifuldance Change image and share on social
Coral is a very beautiful and unusual animal. Each coral head consists of thousand of individual polyps. These polyps are continually budding and branching into genetically identical neighbors. Antony Garrett Lisi animalbeautifulbranch Change image and share on social
'Wet Hot American Summer' was sort of lowbrow genius, you know? But smart in its cultish silliness. It wasn't considered something of great cultural caliber. But like many cult pieces, it sort of became something culturally relevant, which I think is what's so wonderful about it. Lake Bell americancaliberconsider share on social
The science can tell you that the thousands of pseudo-scientific parenting books out there - not to mention the 'Baby Einstein' DVDs and the flash cards and the brain-boosting toys - won't do a thing to make your baby smarter. That's largely because babies are already as smart as they can be; smarter than we are in some ways. Alison Gopnik babybookboost share on social
I went into academia thinking that there'd be constant reciprocity between my scholarship and my creative work but found that doing one always turned my mind into the sort of tool that was badly suited to doing the other. Alexandra Kleeman academiabadlyconstant share on social