Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science. Nassim Nicholas Taleb charlatanismcloseeconomist Change image and share on social
The advance of science spares us from irrational dread. Martin Rees advancedreadirrational Change image and share on social
Language, philosophy, and science are interwoven into the design of words, which are manipulated to create surprising illusions. John Langdon createdesignillusion Change image and share on social
There are no shortcuts in evolution. Louis D. Brandeis evolutionshortcut Change image and share on social
'V-Wars' is a head-on collision of real-world science, terrorism, special forces action, ethics, politics and an exploration of what defines us as human. Jonathan Maberry actioncollisiondefine Change image and share on social
Touch a scientist and you touch a child. Ray Bradbury childscientisttouch Change image and share on social
I've always been interested in people who think out of their time, and I have this passion, actually, for science. I'm just so enormously interested in how, when you think of these revolutionary ideas, other people get threatened, especially if you are different. David Lagercrantz enormouslyhaveidea 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
To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other departments of science, affords useful assistance. Charles Babbage affordassistancebranch Change image and share on social
