Another curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it. I mean philosophers, social scientists, and so… — Jacques Monod Copy Share Image
“A distinguished writer [Siméon Denis Poisson] has thus stated the fundamental definitions of the science: 'The probability of an event is the… — George Boole Copy Share Image
One cannot explain words without making incursions into the sciences themselves, as is evident from dictionaries; and, conversely, one cannot present a… — Gottfried Leibniz Copy Share Image
It is a matter for considerable regret that Fermat, who cultivated the theory of numbers with so much success, did not leave… — Adrien-Marie Legendre Copy Share Image
Here we are in the century of information, that is to say the unformed. Every kind of literature will be journalistic, with… — Julien Torma Copy Share Image
“John Woodmorappe’s studies indicate that there are about 700 million cubic kilometers, which translates to about 168 million cubic miles of Flood… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
The significance and joy in my science comes in those occasional moments of discovering something new and saying to myself, 'So that's… — Henry F. Schaefer, III Copy Share Image
“Today temperament continues to be a major focus of researchers in the fields of psychology, anthropology, physiology, and neurobiology. While they agree… — Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Copy Share Image
I assert that, in any particular natural science, one encounters genuine scientific substance only to the extent that mathematics is present. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
When I was a student, the laws of physics were regarded as completely off limits. The job of the scientist, we were… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Form may be of more account than substance. A lens of ice will focus a solar beam to a blaze. — George Iles Copy Share Image
That is another of your odd notions," said the Prefect, who had a fashion of calling every thing "odd" that was beyond… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
Moving in space, the atoms originally were individual units, but inevitable they began to collide with each other, and in cases where… — Democritus Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers create all sorts of futures - that comes with the job. But it's not the type that matters -… — Kameron Hurley Copy Share Image
“I find many adults are put off when young children pose scientific questions. Why is the Moon round? the children ask. Why… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
How can you be sure?" "I'm a doctor, Jenna. And a scientist." "Does that make you an authority on everything? What about… — Mary E. Pearson Copy Share Image
“It is the place of science only to observe… To seek cause where it may be found, but to realize that there… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Both my parents were atheists, and my grandmother was an atheist in rural Kentucky, and so they were trying to make sure… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
You can measure the warming oceans with a thermometer. You measure sea level rise with a yardstick. You can measure the dramatic… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Political science has long tried to tackle a fundamental question of voter behavior: Do voters choose politicians because those politicians hold views… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
The wind-shak'd surge, with high and monstrous main, Seems to cast water on the burning Bear, And quench the guards of the… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The lessons of science should be experimental also. The sight of a planet through a telescope is worth all the course on… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
