“Ask a true scientist a very profound question on his science, and he will be silent. Ask a true religious person a… — Kedar Joshi Copy Share Image
I'm tolerant of believers, but I'm agnostic. I'm curious to see how scientists will integrate the near-death experience into their research and… — Cecile de France Copy Share Image
Scientists have always thought that because mammoths roamed such a huge territory - from Western Europe to Central North America - that… — Hendrik Poinar Copy Share Image
Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media. — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Neutrinos alone, among all the known particles, have ethereal properties that are striking and romantic enough both to have inspired a poem… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists. — James Newman Copy Share Image
One thing bothered me as a student. In the 1960s, human behavior was totally off limits for the biologist. There was animal… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
The writings and the recommendations of the earliest medical scientists and the new breed of clinicians between the mid-fifteenth and early seventeenth… — Sherwin B. Nuland Copy Share Image
Computers have enabled people to make more mistakes faster than almost any invention in history, with the possible exception of tequila and… — Mitch Ratcliffe Copy Share Image
Scientists say the universe is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons. They forgot to mention Morons. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
CERN is a concrete example of worldwide, international co-operation - and a concrete example of peace. The place which makes, in my… — Fabiola Gianotti Copy Share Image
“Humans spent thousands of years looking up at the stars and wondering what was out there. You guys never saw stars at… — Andy Weir Copy Share Image
It's worth noting that invoking God as the entity who set our universe in motion isn't contradicted by the data. Of course,… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do. — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“It’s pretty confusing.” “Good. Be confused. Confusion is where inspiration comes from.” — Robyn Mundell Copy Share Image
Railing at scientists for massaging tree-ring statistics won't stop the globe from warming if the globe is actually, you know, warming. — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That's a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don't… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Most practising scientists focus on 'bite-sized' problems that are timely and tractable. The occupational risk is then to lose sight of the… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
As the Earth continues to slow, leap seconds will grow more common. Eventually we will need one every year, and then even… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
Scientists have shown that pigs are capable of playing simple video games, learning from each other, and even learning names. — Jane Velez-Mitchell Copy Share Image
In the big experiments, Atlas and CMS, we have something like 3,000 scientists each, and over 60 nationalities. — Fabiola Gianotti Copy Share Image
Some of the 'aha' insights that scientists strive for may have to await the emergence of post-human intellects. — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Despite all the progress climate scientists have made in understanding the risks we run by loading the atmosphere with CO2, the world… — Jeff Goodell Copy Share Image
Even before Sputnik, scientists and policy makers worried that not enough Americans were studying science. — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
