“I’m interested in [meteorology], but I’m more interested in gross misappropriations of the authoritative language of science. It feels rife with clarity, and yet you don’t understand what it means. And I think that’s beautiful.” — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“In a way our job is not so much to inspire the scientist in kids, but rather to allow it to grow on its natural trajectory. We typically don’t do that by virtue of the way we teach science in… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“I’m interested in [meteorology], but I’m more interested in gross misappropriations of the authoritative language of science. It feels rife with clarity, and yet… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“So,' I said, partly to Magda, partly to myself, 'Rema left Argentina with this An-a-to-le person.' I adopted the four-syllable pronunciation with confidence, feeling… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“That's something that would really sell. I mean, I admire that you tell stories of make-believe people in worlds that don't exist and that… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“Sometimes failing is what's needed. I think it can put people in a good mood, to see someone fail. Let people entertain themselves. I… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“I don’t know if math is real in the sense that it’s woven into the fabric of the cosmos, or if it’s something that… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
The magnificently humble. The enormously small. The meaningfully ridiculous. Robert Walser's work often reads like a dazzling answer to the question, How immense can… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“If a story seems too random, or perhaps too brilliant, for a "madman" to have conceived of it himself, then consider that the "author"… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“The room was too much there. I could feel the color of the wallpaper -- burgundy -- invading.” — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
“Every Tuesday night I go and see whatever is playing at the movie theater nearby. I'm not choosy. I'm happy to see whatever everyone… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
But one day I woke up and heard myself saying, I am a fork being used to eat cereal. I am not a spoon.… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
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