The big journals and Nobel laureates are the equivalent of Congressional leaders in science journalism. Michael Pollan bigcongressionalequivalent Change image and share on social
Science can promote an understanding between people at a really fundamental level. Carol W. Greider fundamentallevelpeople Change image and share on social
Religion is to mysticism what popularization is to science. Henri Bergson mysticismpopularizationreligion Change image and share on social
Especially, I think, living in any fantasy or science fiction world means really understanding what you're seeing and reading really densely on a level that a lot of people don't bother to read. Joss Whedon botherdenselyfantasy Change image and share on social
There was no 'before' the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no time. John D. Barrow begintimeuniverse Change image and share on social
Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess. Margaret Mead anthropologyastonishmentdemand Change image and share on social
Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone. Nathan Deal condonedeceptivedegrade Change image and share on social
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.' Temple Grandin artautismbunch share on social
The last thing you ever want to do is extend the period of frailty and disability and make people unhealthy for a longer time period. So lifespan extension in and of itself should not be the goal of medicine, nor should it be the goal of public health, nor should it be the goal of aging science. S. Jay Olshansky agingdisabilityextend share on social
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. Thomas Berger artknowledgequestion Change image and share on social