I don't watch that much TV, so I can't compare one show to another. When I watch television, I watch people talking to one another usually or a science show where they show me microbes, you know. Microbes actually communicate quite a bit, and so there's a lot of talking going on. Alan Alda bitecommunicatecompare share on social
Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam beautifuldistortgift Change image and share on social
Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. Henry Adams blowcommitday Change image and share on social
The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart. Richard Adams atombeliefcontingent share on social
Truth is of no practical value to mankind save as it affects terrestrial phenomena, hence the discoveries of science should be concealed or glossed over wherever they conflict with orthodoxy. H. P. Lovecraft affectconcealconflict Change image and share on social
And the continuity of our science has not been affected by all these turbulent happenings, as the older theories have always been included as limiting cases in the new ones. Max Born affectcasecontinuity Change image and share on social
The Jetsons had them in the 1960s. They were the defining element of 'Knight Rider' in the 1980s: cars that drive themselves. Self-driving cars appear in countless science fiction movies. By Hollywood standards, they are so normal we don't even notice them. But in real life, they still don't exist. What if you could buy one today? Sebastian Thrun 1960s1980sbuy share on social
The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice. Nina Fedoroff adviceadviserear Change image and share on social
Though women are no longer barred from university laboratories and scientific societies, the idea that they are innately less suited to mathematical science is deeply ingrained in our cultural genes. Margaret Wertheim barculturaldeeply Change image and share on social
Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level. Ragnar Frisch applicationconcerneconometrician Change image and share on social