When we benefit from CT scanners, M.R.I. devices, pacemakers and arterial stents, we can immediately appreciate how science affects the quality of our lives. Brian Greene affectarterialbenefit Change image and share on social
Black holes provide theoreticians with an important theoretical laboratory to test ideas. Conditions within a black hole are so extreme, that by analyzing aspects of black holes we see space and time in an exotic environment, one that has shed important, and sometimes perplexing, new light on their fundamental nature. Brian Greene analyzeaspectblack share on social
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
The fact that I don't have any particular need for religion doesn't mean that I have a need to cast religion aside the way some of my colleagues do. Brian Greene castcolleaguefact 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
Intelligence is the ability to take in information from the world and to find patterns in that information that allow you to organize your perceptions and understand the external world. Brian Greene abilityexternalfind 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
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
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
Physics grapples with the largest questions the universe presents. 'Where did the totality of reality come from?' 'Did time have a beginning?' Brian Greene begingrapplelarge Change image and share on social