It turns out our brain is sensitive, maybe too sensitive, to motion. It's a survival mechanism. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes brain mechanism motion
Carl Sagan spoke fluently between biology and geology and astrophysics and physics. If you move fluently across those boundaries, you realize that science is everywhere; science is not something you can step around or sweep under the rug. Neil deGrasse Tyson astrophysicbiologyboundary share on social
The first trillionaire in the world will be the person who mines asteroids. Neil deGrasse Tyson asteroidmineperson Change image and share on social
Those who see the cosmic perspective as a depressing outlook, they really need to reassess how they think about the world. Because when I look up in the universe, I know I'm small but I'm also big. I'm big because I'm connected to the universe, and the universe is connected to me. Neil deGrasse Tyson bigconnectcosmic share on social
Falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and could not judge at all of their force, more than by numbers, which were seventeen, and thirteen appeared large. John Byng appeardistinguishenemy share on social
Software options proliferate extremely easily - too easily, in fact - because too many options create tools that can't ever be used intuitively. Intuitive actions confine the detail work to a dedicated part of the brain, leaving the rest of one's mind free to respond with attention and sensitivity to the changing texture of the moment. Brian Eno actionattentionbrain share on social
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies. Honore de Balzac bureaucracygiantmechanism Change image and share on social