Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too. Lisa Randall believercommitcynicism Change image and 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
I actually like seeing how the world - trying to figure out how the world works, how it all fits together. Also, it makes me happy when I feel like things are consistent, when there's some sort of order to the universe. Lisa Randall consistentfeelfigure share on social
Organized religion and musicals present tenets to live by that don't entirely make sense but, on the whole, make people who believe them secure, thus giving an appearance of inclusiveness. Lisa Randall appearancegiveinclusiveness Change image and share on social
You learn that the interest is in what you don't yet know and that theories evolve. But we nonetheless have progress and improved knowledge over time. Lisa Randall evolveimproveinterest Change image and share on social
The scientist is also a composer... You could think of science as discovering one particular thing - a supernova or whatever. You could also think of it as discovering this whole new way of seeing the world. Lisa Randall composerdiscoverscience share on social
Travel at faster than the speed of light certainly can have dramatic implications that are difficult to understand, such as time travel. Lisa Randall difficultdramaticfast Change image and 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
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
I don't necessarily make much art myself, but after I wrote 'Warped Passages,' I was fortunate to get involved a little in the art world. I got invited to write a libretto for what we called a projective opera, and I also got invited to curate an art exhibit. Lisa Randall artcallcurate share on social
