Note to academics: Aristarchus' track record of astronomical research would probably have guaranteed him tenure somewhere, if tenure had been invented. His… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
What we owe future generations is the subject of growing debate by economists, philosophers, ethicists, public policymakers, and academics of all stripes.… — Leonor Varela Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, you might imagine that scientific papers were only cited by academics on the basis of their content. This… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
There wasn't much technical terminology, and then, most academics are not trained in writing. And there is what is probably worse than… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
The old university attitude of 'publish or perish' has changed. Students and academics are realising that institutions such as Imperial College are… — Chris Toumazou Copy Share Image
“This irritated or puzzled such students of literature and their professors as were accustomed to ‘serious’ courses replete with ‘trends ’ and… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I wasn't very good in academics, but I could have been if I could have studied well. I was a smart kid. — Virat Kohli Copy Share Image
“I am successful because of my brains and my guts, put together, and I don't need some fancy-ass degree from a bunch… — Erin McCarthy Copy Share Image
“Half of what students learn in school is useful only during examinations.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“Make your education valuable. Apply what you learnt. Refuse to take the back seat and watch things happen. Join the change and… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I had a brilliant drama teacher while I was at Roland Park: Ann Mainolfi. But the school was mostly rich in academics.… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
“To sustain the value of education, students should be respected as much as the teachers.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall… — James E. Rogers Copy Share Image
“...quite the chilliest and least human known to me. You see brains floating like so many sea-anemones, nor have they shape or… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“You had to be fundamentally stupid , I sometimes thought, to become the sort of academic specialist that hiring committees liked. You… — Keith Gessen Copy Share Image
I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. And if kids feel so inclined, they can… — Peter Cullen Copy Share Image
“To teachers, education is just a duty, but to students, it's their right.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
More academics should blog, post videos, post audio, post lectures, offer articles and more. You'll enjoy it: I've had threats and blackmail,… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“It’s the remarkable thing about academics: they look at Shakespeare and always see their own faces in him.” — Amanda Craig Copy Share Image
The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“In primary school, sports day was the one day of the year when the less academically gifted students could triumph...As if a… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
