Most scientists like to operate in the context of economy. If you don't need an explanatory principle, don't invoke it. Brian Greene contexteconomyexplanatory Change image and share on social
My emotional investment is in finding truth. If string theory is wrong, I'd like to have known that yesterday. But if we can show it today or tomorrow, fantastic. Brian Greene emotionalfantasticfind Change image and share on social
I think math is a hugely creative field, because there are some very well-defined operations that you have to work within. You are, in a sense, straightjacketed by the rules of the mathematics. But within that constrained environment, it's up to you what you do with the symbols. Brian Greene constraincreativedefine share on social
Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that's precise, predictive and reliable - a transformation, for those lucky enough to experience it, that is empowering and emotional. Brian Greene confusionemotionalempower share on social
Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to work with, writing in the first person not the third person, and pulling out the dramatic elements in a bigger way for a stage presentation. Brian Greene actorbigbook share on social
What makes a Beethoven symphony spectacular, what makes a Brahms rhapsody spectacular is that the patterns are wondrous. Brian Greene beethovenbrahmmake Change image and share on social
There's no way that scientists can ever rule out religion, or even have anything significant to say about the abstract idea of a divine creator. Brian Greene abstractcreatordivine Change image and share on social
In the far, far future, essentially all matter will have returned to energy. But because of the enormous expansion of space, this energy will be spread so thinly that it will hardly ever convert back to even the lightest particles of matter. Instead, a faint mist of light will fall for eternity through an ever colder and quieter cosmos. Brian Greene backcoldconvert share on social
Einstein's theory of relativity does a fantastic job for explaining big things. Quantum mechanics is fantastic for the other end of the spectrum - for small things. Brian Greene bigeinsteinend Change image and share on social
String theory is not the only theory that can accommodate extra dimensions, but it certainly is the one that really demands and requires it. Brian Greene accommodatedemanddimension Change image and share on social