8,157 Quotes About Science

Scientific advancement carries risk,” Kohler argued. “It always has. Space programs, genetic research, medicine—they all make mistakes. Science needs to survive its own blunders, at any cost. For everyone’s sake.”Vittoria was amazed at Kohler’s ability to weigh moral issues with scientific detachment. His intellect seemed to be the product of an icy divorce from his inner spirit. “You think CERN is so critical to the earth’s future that we should be immune from moral responsibility?

These are all problems in non-equilibrium physics, the physics of complex systems, or, to coin a new term historical physics. If the laws of physics are ultimately simple, why is the world so complex? Why don't eco-systems and economies reveal the same simplicity as Newton's laws? The answer, in a word, is history.

There are no gods, no nations, no money and no human rights, except in our collective imagination.

Soon became convinced I was right and undertook the task with all the fire and boundless confidence of youth.

Nature's stern discipline enjoins mutual help at least as often as warfare. The fittest may also be the gentlest.

Have faith that the results that you are looking for will come from the fruition of your research.

Juhumuutlikkus tähendab seda, et tavalise matemaatilise statistika reeglid ei tööta. Näiteks kui lugeda, et tänaval vastu tuleva inimese sugu on juhuslik sõltumatu sündmus, siis kui me kohtaks igas sekundis kümmet inimest, kuluks saja järjestikuse mehe ootamiseks 200 miljardit korda kauem, kui on Universumi vanus. Ometi pole selle sündmuse realiseerumine sõjaväeparaadil mingi probleem.

Sophistication is not science people, simplicity is.

The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are a good example of what is wrong with science.