#sci

We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage. ↗

— Michael Shermer

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We should be exploring consciousness at the neural level and higher, where the arrow of causal analysis points up toward such principles as emergence and self-organization. ↗

— Michael Shermer

#arrow #causal #consciousness #emergence #exploring

Penn State is a leader in food science. ↗

— Don Sherwood

#leader #penn #penn state #science #state

And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I'd quit school he'd pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school. ↗

— Sarah Silverman

#back #before #change #cut #dad

Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning. ↗

— Clifford D. Simak

#intelligence #lack #meaning #universe #without

But I think, and hope, that the novels can be understood and enjoyed as science fiction, on their own terms. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#fiction #hope #i #i think #novels

I'm fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I'd like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don't like being alone because they truly don't like themselves, but I love me. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#because #being #being alone #fascinated #hear

One of the first rules of science is if somebody delivers a secret weapon to you, you better use it. ↗

— Herbert Simon

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The proper study of mankind is the science of design. ↗

— Herbert Simon

#mankind #proper #proper study #science #study

The world is vast, beautiful, and fascinating, even awe-inspiring - but impersonal. It demands nothing of me, and allows me to demand nothing of it. ↗

— Herbert Simon

#awe-inspiring #beautiful #demand #demands #even