We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes dependent exquisitely live
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. Carl Sagan ambitionharmonyhuman Change image and share on social
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. Carl Sagan awakebasiccitizenry Change image and share on social
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. Carl Sagan bozobrotherclown share on social
On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately dependent on the Social Security system for retirement income. Ginny Brown-Waite challengecollectdependent share on social
Gravitational waves will bring us exquisitely accurate maps of black holes - maps of their space-time. Those maps will make it crystal clear whether or not what we're dealing with are black holes as described by general relativity. Kip Thorne accurateblackbring share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social