Science is the first expression of punk, because it doesn't advance without challenging authority. It doesn't make progress without tearing down what was there before and building upon the structure. Greg Graffin advanceauthoritybuild Change image and share on social
We have to overthrow the idea that it's a diversion from 'real' work when scientists conduct high-quality research in the open. Publicly funded science should be open science. Improving the way that science is done means speeding us along in curing cancer, solving the problem of climate change and launching humanity permanently into space. Michael Nielsen cancerchangeclimate share on social
You've probably heard the stories about how io9 got its name. And maybe you know that io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders and I were inspired by Kathy Keeton, whose groundbreaking magazine 'Omni' combined coverage of real science with science fiction. But what you probably don't know is how unlikely it was that io9 ever succeeded at all. Annalee Newitz andercharliecombine share on social
Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts. George Santayana bearfacthelp Change image and share on social
The paradigm of physics - with its interplay of data, theory and prediction - is the most powerful in science. Geoffrey West datuminterplayparadigm Change image and share on social
Genomic science, as the newest frontier in scholarly research, is throwing open the door to a revolutionary way of approaching our health, the health and welfare of animals, and the sustainability of our environment. John Sharp animalapproachdoor share on social
I am critical of modernity giving science and technology a blank check as if it were the fountain of all truth. That is not true. And I think I may have introduced a word which has now caught on quite a bit, scientism. Science is good. It simply reports a discovery. Huston Smith biteblankcatch share on social
The first education to be a good chemist is to do well in high school science courses. Then, you go to college to really become a chemist. You want to take science and math. Those are the main things. Mario J. Molina chemistcollegecourse Change image and share on social
All writers are going to have to learn more about science, because it's such an interesting part of their environment. Kurt Vonnegut environmentinterestlearn Change image and share on social
I think the novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers. The novel receives streams of science, philosophy, poetry and contains all of these; it's not simply telling a story. Jose Saramago fillgenreliterary share on social