#scienc

As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#biography #child #fiction #historical #history

Heisenberg, Max Plank and Einstein, they all agreed that science could not solve the mystery of the universe. ↗

— Harry Dean Stanton

#could #einstein #max #mystery #plank

Science is always inquiring. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#inquiring #science

The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities. ↗

— Joseph Stiglitz

#basic elements #cry #educated #education #elements

I also like to look at the dynamic that takes place between religion and science because, in a way, both are asking the same questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? The methodologies are diametrically opposed, but their motivation is the same; the wellspring is the same in both cases. ↗

— J. Michael Straczynski

#asking #because #between #both #cases

The dirty little secret of journalism is that it really isn't a profession, it's a craft. All you need is a telephone and a conscience and you're all set. ↗

— Andrew Sullivan

#craft #dirty #journalism #little #need

Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism. ↗

— David Suzuki

#education #failed #important #important lesson #lesson

The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method. ↗

— Katherine Fullerton Gerould

#lies #method #science #subject

And as we continue to improve our understanding of the basic science on which applications increasingly depend, material benefits of this and other kinds are secured for the future. ↗

— Henry Taube

#basic #benefits #continue #depend #future

The U.N. acts as the world's conscience, and over eighty-five percent of the work that is done by the United Nations is in the social, economic, educational and cultural fields. ↗

— Shirley Temple

#conscience #cultural #done #economic #educational