#science

Well I've already made it clear that it's a matter for individuals in exercising their own judgement, their own consciences to speak freely on matters of policy. ↗

— Ron Davies

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I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football. ↗

— Alan Davies

#i #inclined #linger #magazine #more

The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#enlightenment #especially #reason #schools #science

But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder of science, scientific ways of thinking, and the history of scientific ideas, rather than laboratory experience. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#classes #could #experience #history #ideas

Science coverage could be improved by the recognition that science is timeless, and therefore science stories should not need to be pegged to an item in the news. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#coverage #improved #item #need #news

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#both #conscience #effective #engages #meek

Biology is the science. Evolution is the concept that makes biology unique. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#concept #evolution #makes #science #unique

Tasmanian history is a study of human isolation unprecedented except in science fiction - namely, complete isolation from other humans for 10,000 years. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#except #fiction #history #human #humans

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. ↗

— John Burroughs

#civilization #development #did #done #eighteen

I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences. ↗

— LeVar Burton

#enormously #fact #few #generations #go