People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them. Helen Sharman fascinateflightinterest Change image and share on social
Teaching was my transition from student life to working life. In those days, our system of education was a little different. The number of students in each class was huge. I think in political science general, which I taught, it was around 100. Pranab Mukherjee classdayeducation share on social
The East Germans first used biomechanics. This meant that rather than guessing about technique and form, they could apply changes to athletic performance based on science. Bill Toomey applyathleticbase Change image and share on social
We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival. Joan Halifax agecompassionhuman Change image and share on social
It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they were found because it was possible to find them. J. Robert Oppenheimer deepfindprofound Change image and share on social
I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false. Clifford Geertz deepfalsegulf 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
There is no room for political, personal or religious ideologies in science. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ideologypersonalpolitical Change image and share on social
If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic. Ursula K. Le Guin fictionmodernmyth Change image and share on social
What's going to happen when I die? I may be buried, or I may be cremated, I may give my body to science. I haven't decided yet. Richard Dawkins bodyburycremate Change image and share on social
