I've seen children's eyes light up when I tell them about black holes and the Big Bang. Brian Greene bangbigblack Change image and share on social
Falsifiability for a theory is great, but a theory can still be respectable even if it is not falsifiable, as long as it is verifiable. Brian Greene falsifiabilityfalsifiablegreat Change image and share on social
The bottom line is that time travel is allowed by the laws of physics. Brian Greene allowbottomlaw Change image and share on social
I may be a Jewish scientist, but I would be tickled silly if one day I were reincarnated as a Baptist preacher. Brian Greene baptistdayjewish 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
As every parent knows, children begin life as uninhibited, unabashed explorers of the unknown. From the time we can walk and talk, we want to know what things are and how they work - we begin life as little scientists. Brian Greene beginchildexplorer share on social
I've had various experiences where I've been called by Hollywood studios to look at a script or comment on various scientific ideas that they're trying to inject into a story. Brian Greene callcommentexperience Change image and share on social
Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a follow-up if they didn't quite get it. It's rare that they'll do a third or fourth or fifth or sixth follow-up, because there's an implicit, agreed-upon decorum that they move on. Kids don't necessarily move on if they don't get it. Brian Greene agreeaskdecorum share on social
When general relativity was first put forward in 1915, the math was very unfamiliar to most physicists. Now we teach general relativity to advanced high school students. Brian Greene advanceforwardgeneral Change image and share on social
Even when I wasn't doing much 'science for the public' stuff, I found that four or five hours of intense work in physics was all my brain could take on a given day. Brian Greene braindayfind Change image and share on social