Science is the long, slow process of replacing "I believe" with "I know." These quotes explore discovery, curiosity, the scientific method, and the awe that comes from understanding even a small piece of how the universe actually works.
“If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In that case right and wrong would be a matter of cultural preference, or political power, and the power already available to modernists ideologies would be overwhelming.”
“The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe.”
“Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small number of people flying into space, the more people you have, the better.”
“We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone in the atmosphere around our Earth. Also looking at life science. And on a human level, using ourselves as test subjects.”
“The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.”
“Winning is the science of being totally prepared.”
“We're uncomfortable about considering history as a science. It's classified as a social science, which is considered not quite scientific.”
“What's different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies to bypass classical breeding. That's what makes it both powerful and exciting.”
“With acknowledgement of residues, we can be more easily prepared to grant the unit of science, the overlapping of disciplines, and the total coherence of all facts.”
“No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest.”
“Tasmanian history is a study of human isolation unprecedented except in science fiction - namely, complete isolation from other humans for 10,000 years.”
“The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by the same rules at all times and places, makes it possible for natural science to be confident that it can explain such things as how life began.”
“Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.”
“The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as it is sometimes claimed to mean, a search for mastery over nature.”
“I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.”
“More and more NFL players have been willing their bodies to science so that their brains can be studied even if they die of other causes.”