Brain Quote by Arthur Smith

The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house.

— William F. Buckley, Jr

“He has repeatedly shown that by explaining neurological “oddities,” he can shed light on the functioning of normal brains. “I hate crowds in science,”…

— Norman Doidge

“Whether blatant or subtle, brainwashing has become a major, time-consuming activity in American education at all levels. Some zealots have not hesitated to use…

— Thomas Sowell

A new study shows that American students are becoming less proficient in science, and if the trend continues, we will become a nation that's…

— Jay Leno

Fooling laymen with science is sometimes so easy it should be criminal.

— Mira Grant

Academic disciplines are subject to being overtaken by attacks of "knowingness"- a state of mind and soul that prevents shudders of awe and makes…

— Richard Rorty

There are things done under the name of science which are ridiculous. But there is also stuff done which sounds funny but is really…

— Margaret Geller

Whatever happens to science in schools, there's something peculiar going on if students don't see it as creative.

— Alice Roberts

D'you know how embarrassing it is to mention good and evil in a scientific laboratory? Have you any idea? One of the reasons I…

— Philip Pullman

There are over 50 brilliant scientists working at my lab, and being sensitive to their needs is among the top skill sets that scientists…

— Peter Agre

Outside the practice of science itself, scientists have sometimes been the greatest offenders in adhering to dogmatic ideas against all the evidence.

— Mary Hesse

I, like almost all chemists I know, was also attracted by the smells and bangs that endowed chemistry with that slight but charismatic element…

— Harry Kroto