Scepticism is as important for a good journalist as it is for a good scientist. Freeman Dyson goodimportantjournalist Change image and share on social
I don't believe in technological determinism, especially not in biology and medicine. We have strong laws to keep doctors from monkeying around with humans that will remain in place. It's simply not true that everything that is technologically possible gets done. Freeman Dyson biologydeterminismdoctor 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
Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes. Freeman Dyson aviationbranchengineer Change image and share on social
The biologists have essentially been pushed aside. Al Gore's just an opportunist. The person who is really responsible for this overestimate of global warming is Jim Hansen. He consistently exaggerates all the dangers. Freeman Dyson biologistconsistentlydanger share on social
The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple. Freeman Dyson effecthumanlife 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
It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment. Freeman Dyson approachbewildermentcharacteristic Change image and share on social
The technologies that raise the fewest ethical problems are those that work on a human scale, brightening the lives of individual people. Freeman Dyson brightenethicalfew Change image and share on social
I am saying that all predictions concerning climate are highly uncertain. Freeman Dyson climatehighlyprediction Change image and share on social