59 Quotes by Ian Stewart

If our brains were simple enough for us to understand them, we'd be so simple that we couldn't.

In mathematics, it's unwise to abandon an interesting idea just because it's wrong.

Most information doesn’t constitute a story. Think of a telephone directory: lots of information, strong cast, but a bit weak on narrative. What counts in a story is its meaning. And that’s a very different concept from information.

Math is a product of human minds but not bendable to human will

Only three constants are significant for star formation: the gravitational constant, the fine structure constant, and a constant that governs nuclear reaction rates.

Something that doesn't actually exist can still be useful.

There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary numerals, and those who don't.

Muchas margaritas tienen 34 pétalos, si no, normalmente tienen 55 u 89. En general, raras veces verás una margarita con 37 pétalos y si ves una con 33 es probable que se le haya caído un pétalo. Los girasoles, los cuales pertenecen a la familia de las margaritas, normalmente tienen 55, 89 o 144 pétalos.

En realidad, una de las grandes fortalezas de la ciencia es la habilidad para inferir cosas que no podemos observar directamente a partir de las que sí podemos.