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
Scientific experiments are expensive, and people are entitled to know about them if they want to. I think it is very difficult to convey ideas. Lisa Randall conveydifficultentitle Change image and share on social
There could be more to the universe than the three dimensions we are familiar with. They are hidden from us in some way, perhaps because they're tiny or warped. But even if they're invisible, they could affect what we actually observe in the universe. Lisa Randall affectdimensionfamiliar share on social
You have to be careful when you use beauty as a guide. There are many theories people didn't think were beautiful at the time but did find beautiful later - and vice versa. Lisa Randall beautifulbeautycareful Change image and share on social
I do theoretical particle physics. We're trying to understand the most basic structure of matter. And the way you do that is you have to look at really small distances. And to get to small distances, you need high energies. Lisa Randall basicdistanceenergy share on social
I do try to do high-impact work, and I try to think of ideas people haven't thought about that have broad implications, but I don't restrict myself to that. I try to work on things that I find interesting. Lisa Randall broadfindhigh share on social
The standard model of particle physics describes forces and particles very well, but when you throw gravity into the equation, it all falls apart. You have to fudge the figures to make it work. Lisa Randall describeequationfall Change image and share on social
Religion can have psychological and social roles, but in terms of really explaining how things work, science works differently. Science is based on material elements at the core. Lisa Randall basecoredifferently Change image and 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
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
