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
The climate-studies people who work with models always tend to overestimate their models. They come to believe models are real and forget they are only models. Freeman Dyson climateforgetmodel Change image and share on social
The public knows that human beings are fallible. Only people blinded by ideology fall into the trap of believing in their own infallibility. Freeman Dyson beingbelieveblind Change image and share on social
It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear. Freeman Dyson fearlifelive Change image and share on social
Lucky individuals in each generation find technology appropriate to their needs. Freeman Dyson findgenerationindividual Change image and share on social
The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm. Freeman Dyson faceglobalharm Change image and share on social
The important thing is that we now have the tools to sequence all kinds of animals and plants and microbes - as well as humans. It is not important that we didn't actually finish the human sequence yet. Freeman Dyson animalfinishhuman share on social
The fact that the climate is getting warmer doesn't scare me at all. There's no reason why one should be scared. Freeman Dyson climatefactreason Change image and share on social
I have the freedom to do what I want... bright people to talk to every day. Freeman Dyson brightdayfreedom Change image and share on social
If you start out with a tragic view of life, then anything since is just a bonus. Freeman Dyson bonuslifestart Change image and share on social