I believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence. Brian Greene confidenceconfusionemotional Change image and share on social
The idea that there could be other universes out there is really one that stretches the mind in a great way. Brian Greene greatideamind Change image and share on social
We can certainly go further than cats, but why should it be that our brains are somehow so suited to the universe that our brains will be able to understand the deepest workings? Brian Greene braincatdeep Change image and share on social
The number of e-mails and letters that I get from choreographers, from sculptors, from composers who are being inspired by science is huge. Brian Greene choreographercomposerhuge Change image and share on social
Our eyes only see the big dimensions, but beyond those there are others that escape detection because they are so small. Brian Greene bigdetectiondimension Change image and share on social
My view is that science only has something to say about a very particular notion of God, which goes by the name of 'god of the gaps'. Brian Greene gapgodnotion Change image and share on social
You almost can't avoid having some version of the multiverse in your studies if you push deeply enough in the mathematical descriptions of the physical universe. Brian Greene avoiddeeplydescription Change image and share on social
The real reason why general relativity is widely accepted is because it made predictions that were borne out by experimental observations. Brian Greene acceptbearexperimental Change image and share on social
Science is a self-correcting discipline that can, in subsequent generations, show that previous ideas were not correct. Brian Greene correctdisciplinegeneration Change image and share on social
When you drive your car, E = mc2 is at work. As the engine burns gasoline to produce energy in the form of motion, it does so by converting some of the gasoline's mass into energy, in accord with Einstein's formula. Brian Greene accordburncar share on social