Actors Quote by Brian Greene
“When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview on Science Education, 2015
Inspiring admiration for scientists like that for artists will elevate society's progress.
In simple terms: Admire scientists like artists to boost civilization.
Key Takeaway
Promote scientific role models.
Themes
education
inspiration
progress
Mood
optimistic
encouraging
Type
motivational
inspirational
When to use this quote
- school curricula
- media representation
- public talks
- policy making
Key Concepts
role models
public perception
STEM advocacy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we make science appealing to diverse groups?
- What barriers prevent admiration?
A Different Perspective
Not all audiences value scientists equally.
![“When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did [Claude Elwood] Shannon in. After information theory, what do you do for an encore? The great scientists often make this error. They fail to continue to plant the little acorns from which the mighty oak trees grow. They try…” quote by Richard Hamming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ae/richard-hamming-14135_acorns_when-you-are-famous-it-is-hard-to-work-o_2457509.jpg)
![“[Great scientists] are men of bold ideas, but highly critical of their own ideas: they try to find whether their ideas are right by trying first to find whether they are not perhaps wrong. They work with bold conjectures and severe attempts at refuting their own conjectures.” quote by Karl Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eb7/karl-popper-2167_conjecture_great-scientists-are-men-of-bold-ideas-b_1147559.jpg)
