Economists should be modest and be aware that they are part of the broader social science community. We need to be pragmatic about the methods we use. When we need to do history, we should do history. When we need to study political science, we should study political science. Thomas Piketty awarebroadcommunity share on social
With science fiction I think we are preparing ourselves for contact with them, whoever they may be. Dwight Schultz contactfictionprepare Change image and share on social
I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Technology. Frederick Reines degreeengineerinstitute Change image and share on social
We will always have more to discover, more to invent, more to understand and that's much closer to art and literature than any science. Daniel Tammet artclosediscover Change image and share on social
While I'm a big fan of science fiction, especially as rendered in expensive Hollywood blockbusters, it's the real universe that calls to me. Neil deGrasse Tyson bigblockbustercall Change image and share on social
Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive. George Eliot alivebreathcharter Change image and share on social
Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths. Karl Popper begincriticismmyth Change image and share on social
Moreover, the concern of some that moving DNA among species would breach customary breeding barriers and have profound effects on natural evolutionary processes has substantially disappeared as the science revealed that such exchanges occur in nature. Paul Berg barrierbreachbreed share on social
Doing science fiction at a high level is tricky. It's really tricky. Ridley Scott fictionhighlevel Change image and share on social
People want to think of economics as a natural science, like physics, with the comforting reliability of simple-to-understand theories like F=MA. Unfortunately, it isn't. Economics is a social science, and the so-called theories are really social and moral constructs. Nick Hanauer callcomfortconstruct share on social
