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 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
We have no reason to think that climate change is harmful if you look at the world as a whole. Most places, in fact, are better off being warmer than being colder. And historically, the really bad times for the environment and for people have been the cold periods rather than the warm periods. Freeman Dyson badchangeclimate 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
The pain of childbirth is not remembered. It's the child that's remembered. Freeman Dyson childchildbirthpain Change image and share on social
Scepticism is as important for a good journalist as it is for a good scientist. Freeman Dyson goodimportantjournalist Change image and share on social
What the world needs is a small, compact, flexible fusion technology that could make electricity where and when it is needed. The existing fusion program is leading to a huge source of centralized power, at a price that nobody except a government can afford. Freeman Dyson affordcentralizecompact 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