Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we're trying very hard not to use the words 'science fiction,' because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes. Paolo Bacigalupi babebodaciousconnotation share on social
Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one. Konrad Lorenz definehypothesisopen Change image and share on social
Technology is incredibly powerful. And in many ways, the sky is the limit in terms of what you can actually accomplish with the right science and the right technology. But to get there, you have to actually invest in R&D. And often that means you have to be willing to spend an awful lot in that R&D phase before you see the benefits. Ramez Naam accomplishawfulbenefit share on social
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man. Diogenes beingcontemptibleman Change image and share on social
At Tencent, we may be businessmen, but we are still chasing our IT, our science. We are still striving to create something really cool, trying to create things we couldn't even imagine without our new technologies. I am still clinging to this enthusiasm. Ma Huateng businessmanchasecling share on social
You do a drama, and you are limited by the rules of reality, and in science fiction, you create your own reality. Some people find that daunting; I find it challenging. David Twohy challengecreatedaunt Change image and share on social
The American doctor, in my opinion, possesses a combination of conservatism and that other quality which has put the United States in the forefront in almost every department of science - that is, an eagerness to know what it is really all about in order that he may not be the one left behind if there is something to it. Elizabeth Kenny americancombinationconservatism share on social
The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible. Ray Bradbury beginexperienceidea Change image and share on social
Gender consciousness has become involved in almost every intellectual field: history, literature, science, anthropology. There's been an extraordinary advance. Clifford Geertz advanceanthropologyconsciousness Change image and share on social
I think science is about the search for God; it just comes at it from a different angle than religion. Chris Carter anglegodreligion Change image and share on social