Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism. David Suzuki conveyeducationfail Change image and share on social
I'm a very promiscuous reader. My dad's a big science fiction fan, so I'd read 'Dune,' and 'Watership Down' and 'The Lord Of The Rings.' Margo Lanagan bigdaddune Change image and share on social
There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors. J. Robert Oppenheimer assertionbarriercorrect share on social
Apparent contradictions between religion and science often have been the basis of bitter controversy. Such differences are to be expected as long as human understanding remains provisional and fragmentary. Henry Eyring apparentbasisbitter share on social
If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics. Francis Bacon manmathematicsstudy Change image and share on social
I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and history, but in math and science I was a screw-up. Wooster saw something in me, and I really flourished there. I got into theatre, took photography and painting classes. J. C. Chandor artclassdecent share on social
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. Marcus Aurelius abilitybroadeninvestigate Change image and share on social
My background is in tech. I studied computer science, and was working on TechTV, so the first thing I wanted to do was see my favorite motherboard stories hit the front page; you know, like, really geeky stuff. Kevin Rose backgroundcomputerfavorite 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
There is a major problem with reliance on placebos, like most vitamins and antioxidants. Everyone gets upset about Big Science, Big Pharma, but they love Big Placebo. Michael Specter antioxidantbiglove Change image and share on social