In the '70s and '80s there was an attempt in K-12 to teach science through art or art through science. The challenge today is how do you build the ethos of art and design into the academy of science. John Maeda 70s80sacademy Change image and share on social
I would not hesitate to say I was addicted to the Internet in the first two years. It can be addictive, and things not taken in moderation have negative effects. But the alarmism around 'Facebook is changing our brains' strikes me as a kind of historical trick. Because we now know from brain science that everything changes our brains. Clay Shirky addictaddictivealarmism share on social
As accelerators reach higher and higher energies, we may need a new Standard Model, or, at least, today's may need to be modified, but that's the way science operates. Burton Richter acceleratorenergyhigh Change image and share on social
In essence, the science of agronomy is inseparable from biology. Trofim Lysenko agronomybiologyessence Change image and share on social
Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. Michael Shermer badbadlycelestial Change image and share on social
I believe that science is the engine of prosperity, that if you look around at the wealth of civilization today, it's the wealth that comes from science. Michio Kaku civilizationengineprosperity Change image and share on social
Science is very good at answering the 'how' questions. 'How did the universe evolve to the form that we see?' But it is woefully inadequate in addressing the 'why' questions. 'Why is there a universe at all?' These are the meaning questions, which many people think religion is particularly good at dealing with. Brian Greene addressanswerdeal share on social
Even when I wasn't doing much 'science for the public' stuff, I found that four or five hours of intense work in physics was all my brain could take on a given day. Brian Greene braindayfind Change image and share on social
Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts. Vitruvius adornarchitecturearise Change image and share on social
Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language; because it is necessary to use many Greek words to which there are none corresponding in Latin. Vitruvius acquaintdifficultgreek share on social