Criteria Quote by John Charles Polanyi

Tolstoi explains somewhere in his writings why, in his opinion, “Science for Science's sake” is an absurd conception. We cannot know all the facts,…

— Henri Poincare

We need to take all of the science into account and not selectively choosing what science to follow when we are making policy decisions.

— Nancy Mace

It may be unpopular and out-of-date to say-but I do not think that a scientific result which gives us a better understanding of the…

— Alfred Tarski

Modern science has its value in terms of utility, but it cannot open up existence to human experience.

— Jaggi Vasudev

The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Scientific discovery is not valuable unless it has commercial value.

— John A. McDougall

History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.

— Irving Langmuir

In the attempt to make scientific discoveries, every problem is an opportunity — and the more difficult the problem, the greater will be the…

— E. O. Wilson

“Science is unable to set its own priorities. It is also incapable of determining what to do with its discoveries.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

We all have choices that we are empowered to make on a daily basis, and while those choices can be limited by affordability and…

— Adam Rodriguez

“The stubborn critic would say: 'What is the benefit of these sciences?' He does not know the virtue that distinguishes mankind from all the…

— Abu Rayhan al-Biruni

“Science is much better at finding things that exist than at ruling out things that don't.”

— Marcelo Gleiser