It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear. Freeman Dyson fearlifelive Change image and share on social
The marketplace judges technologies by their practical effectiveness, by whether they succeed or fail to do the job they are designed to do. Freeman Dyson designeffectivenessfail Change image and share on social
Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science. Freeman Dyson driveglobalhysteria Change image and share on social
Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles. Freeman Dyson beginbicyclebrother share on social
Unfortunately, things are different in climate science because the arguments have become heavily politicised. To say that the dogmas are wrong has become politically incorrect. Freeman Dyson argumentclimatedogma Change image and share on social
The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise people's hopes. Freeman Dyson futurehopepeople Change image and share on social
I'm a mathematician, basically. What I do is look around for problems where I can find useful applications for mathematics. All I do, really, is the math, and other people have the ideas. Freeman Dyson applicationbasicallyfind Change image and share on social
I don't think of myself predicting things. I'm expressing possibilities. Things that could happen. To a large extent it's a question of how badly people want them to. Freeman Dyson badlyexpressextent Change image and share on social
Many of the technologies that are now racing ahead most rapidly, replacing human workers in factories and offices with machines, making stockholders richer and workers poorer, are indeed tending to accentuate the existing inequalities in the distribution of wealth. Freeman Dyson accentuateaheaddistribution share on social
It's not going to be just humans colonizing space, it's going to be life moving out from the Earth, moving it into its kingdom. And the kingdom of life, of course, is going to be the universe. Freeman Dyson colonizeearthhuman Change image and share on social
