The dark energy is not exactly zero, but the first 122 decimal points are zero. That's crazy. That is really one of the craziest things we've ever discovered. Leonard Susskind crazydarkdecimal Change image and share on social
I'm afraid I am a bit of a technophobe - a nineteenth-century man caught in the twenty-first century. But there is one piece of technology that I would especially welcome: a device to automatically balance restaurant tables on all four legs so that they don't rock back and forth. Leonard Susskind afraidautomaticallyback share on social
Unforeseen surprises are the rule in science, not the exception. Remember: Stuff happens. Leonard Susskind exceptionrememberrule Change image and share on social
Science blogs bore me. When everyone is an expert, no one is an expert. Leonard Susskind bearblogexpert Change image and share on social
I did not come from an academic background. My father was a smart man, but he had a fifth-grade education. He and all his friends were plumbers. They were all born around 1905 in great poverty in New York City and had to go to work when they were 12 or 13 years old. Leonard Susskind academicbackgroundbear share on social
The word 'universe' is obviously not intended to have a plural, but science has evolved in such a way that we need a plural noun for something similar to what we ordinarily call our universe. Leonard Susskind callevolveintend Change image and share on social