It is hard to rationalise or explain why you love what you love. But I have always been interested in science and maths, and in high school I was struck that you could use maths to understand nature and science. Serge Haroche explainhardhigh share on social
'Jurassic Park' has a lot of science in it - and a lot of it is wrong - but if it was all accurate, it would be a documentary. Jack Horner accuratedocumentaryjurassic Change image and share on social
Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems. Rene Descartes problemruleserve Change image and share on social
The partisanship surrounding space exploration and the retrenching of U.S. space policy are part of a more general trend: the decline of science in the United States. As its interest in science wanes, the country loses ground to the rest of the industrialized world in every measure of technological proficiency. Neil deGrasse Tyson countrydeclineexploration share on social
When I came to Harvard, I was debating between math and science, and I guess I thought in the end I wanted something that could connect to the real world. I liked puzzle-solving and connections. Lisa Randall connectconnectiondebate Change image and share on social
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry. Maria Mitchell beautyimaginationlogic Change image and share on social
We have to overthrow the idea that it's a diversion from 'real' work when scientists conduct high-quality research in the open. Publicly funded science should be open science. Improving the way that science is done means speeding us along in curing cancer, solving the problem of climate change and launching humanity permanently into space. Michael Nielsen cancerchangeclimate share on social
There is an ever-widening gap between what science allows and what we should actually do. There are many doors science can open that should be kept closed, on prudential or ethical grounds. Martin Rees closedoorethical Change image and share on social
Until Systers came into existence, the notion of a global 'community of women in computer science' did not exist. Anita Borg communitycomputerexist Change image and share on social
The science of operations, as derived from mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and has its own abstract truth and value. Ada Lovelace abstractderivemathematics Change image and share on social