That's what Buddhism has been trying to unravel - the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind. Matthieu Ricard buddhismhappinessmechanism Change image and share on social
Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that. Robert D. Hare accuratekeymeasurement Change image and share on social
So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is that they fear exposure of the implicit religious content in what they are teaching. Phillip E. Johnson contenteducatorexposure Change image and share on social
The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. John Ruskin appearancedemonstrationfact Change image and share on social
Whenever you deal with science fiction you are setting up a world of rules. I think you work hard to establish the rules. And you also have to work even harder to maintain those rules, and within that find excitement and unpredictability and all that stuff. Joel Edgerton dealestablishexcitement share on social
Far too many scientists, including my good friend Richard Dawkins, present science as the truth and present it as factually correct. And actually, of course, that clearly isn't true. Robert Winston correctdawkinfactually Change image and share on social
Reiterating the belief that HIV is the cause of AIDS is an easy thing to do. Understanding the science and politics of the situation is much more complicated and requires study with a critical and open mind. Nate Mendel aidbeliefcomplicate share on social
'Star Trek' is the McDonald's of science fiction; it's fast food storytelling. Every problem is like every other problem. They all get solved in an hour. Nobody ever gets hurt, and nobody needs to care. You give up an hour of your time, and you don't really have to get involved. It's all plastic. David Gerrold carefastfiction share on social
Science as an intellectual exercise enriches our culture, and is in itself ennobling. Henry Taube cultureennobleenrich Change image and share on social
We who grew up with 'drop and cover' drills know all too well what wonders science can bring us, and we like to see the guy in the white lab coat suffer a little. Or a lot. Kage Baker bringcoatcover Change image and share on social