Clinical-trial Quote by Adriana Petryna

We are a caring nation, and our values should also guide us on how we harness the gifts of science. New medical breakthroughs bring…

— George W. Bush

Social science means inventing a certain brand of human we can understand.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We should be on our guard not to overestimate science and scientific methods when it is a question of human problems, and we should…

— Albert Einstein

Scientific knowledge belongs to humanity.

— Alexandra Elbakyan

Society as a whole is better off when information is available to the public. Whether you are talking about how to prevent disease, or…

— Dave Obey

“>Health social networks to democratize the data, make meaning of it, and keep people engaged.”

— Dwight McNeill

“The patient accretion of knowledge, the focusing of all one's energies on some problem in history or science, the dogged pursuit of excellence of…

— Michael Dirda

“The modern world is drowning in information. We have more data than we can possibly use regarding nearly every picayune matter of society, economics,…

— Jeffrey A. Lockwood

Not enough of our society is trained how to understand and interpret quantitative information. This activity is a centerpiece of science literacy to which…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Science is the human endeavor to elevate the self and the society from the darkness of ignorance into the light of wisdom.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“Science is a tool of Common Sense. When we insist that all valid information come from science or doctors, Common Sense becomes uncommon or…

— Richard Diaz

It is this, at its most basic, that makes science a humane pursuit; it acknowledges the commonality of people's experience.

— John Charles Polanyi