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
I wasn't an academic. I hated maths and science at school. I couldn't concentrate. Michelle Dockery academicconcentratehate Change image and share on social
Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic. Don Young agearcticchatter 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
Touch a scientist and you touch a child. Ray Bradbury childscientisttouch Change image and share on social
I also assume that they are not simply the physical properties of things as now conceived by physical science. Instead, they are ecological, in the sense that they are properties of the environment relative to an animal. James J. Gibson animalassumeconceive share on social
Contrary to what professional economists will typically tell you, economics is not a science. All economic theories have underlying political and ethical assumptions, which make it impossible to prove them right or wrong in the way we can with theories in physics or chemistry. Ha-Joon Chang assumptionchemistrycontrary share on social
In 'Cosmicomics,' I came close to science fiction - I was inspired by cosmological subjects and the workings of the universe and invented a character who was a sort of witness to everything that was happening inside the solar system. Italo Calvino characterclosecosmicomics share on social
As a kid, I went from reading kids' books to reading science fiction to reading, you know, adult fiction. There was never any gap. YA was a thing when I was a teenager, but it was a library category, not a marketing category, and you never really felt like it was a huge section. John Allison adultbookcategory share on social
The absolute worst thing that you ever can do, in my opinion, in bringing science to the general public, is be condescending or judgmental. It is so opposite to the way science needs to be brought forth. Brian Greene absolutebadbring share on social