People who dismiss science in favor of religion sometimes confuse the challenge of rigorously understanding the world with a deliberate intellectual exclusion that leads them to mistrust scientists and, to their detriment, what they discover. Lisa Randall challengeconfusedeliberate share on social
If you keep telling girls they're less good at science, that will probably be self-fulfilling. But there are quite a lot of women who are good at it. Lisa Randall fulfillgirlgood Change image and share on social
I can be a good listener. I can ask the right questions a lot of the time. Lisa Randall goodlistenerlot Change image and share on social
An almost indispensable skill for any creative person is the ability to pose the right questions. Creative people identify promising, exciting, and, most important, accessible routes to progress - and eventually formulate the questions correctly. Lisa Randall abilityaccessiblecorrectly share on social
For me, the most absorbing films are those that address big questions and real ideas but embody them in small examples that we can appreciate and comprehend. Lisa Randall absorbaddressbig Change image and share on social
What I do is very theoretical. It won't necessarily have implications for anything anyone is doing tomorrow, yet you know that there's a sense of progress in science, and as we understand more, it just turns out that, somehow, the world evolves with us. Lisa Randall evolveimplicationnecessarily share on social
A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with their staged performances, invigorating songs, popular wisdom and shared experience, are almost a form of community theater. Lisa Randall audiencebelongcommunity share on social
When you're reaching out to people beyond the scientific community, image does matter. Lisa Randall communityimagematter Change image and share on social
There can sometimes be this fear among laypeople: 'I don't understand everything in science perfectly, so I just can't say anything about it.' I think it's good to know that we scientists are also confused some of the time. Lisa Randall confusefeargood share on social
The thing I will say is that probably culturally, women are treated differently, which means, I think, you're criticized more, you have to listen a little bit more, you have to justify yourself. Lisa Randall bitecriticizeculturally Change image and share on social
