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- Nov 07, 2020
Science Quotes
Science taken seriously, and occasionally not.
Most of these quotes come from people genuinely engaged with science, recalling museum trips that sparked early curiosity and admiring mathematics for tackling problems that actually have solutions. For quotes on scientific humor specifically, see Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Choosing my career was always based on job satisfaction rather than financial security. I wanted to get a job in science; I enjoyed being a surgeon and I now enjoy being an academic and having a media career.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we don’t concentrate on resurrecting science, we’re not going to be able to compete in a global economy.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
My childhood hero was David Attenborough. He opened my eyes to the wonder of the natural world. In fact, he’s still my hero. I interviewed him at the Science Museum in 2015, and he is such a thoughtful, humble and inspiring person.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who believe in creationism say that by teaching evolution you are indoctrinating them with science, but I just don't agree with that.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
Science plays a huge role in our lives. We're surrounded by technology, we depend on it.
- Eminent
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course 'Horizon' had made an impact on me from a young age, but it was also humbling to meet and interview eminent scientists, and hear their high opinion of the series and of the science presented on the BBC more generally.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Always attempting to tame and subjugate nature is not the solution. But the latest science is helping us to map out a path across this shifting landscape in uncertain times, showing us how to work with natural forces, not against them.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know what has caused this reawakening in academia. Obama? The GOP's assaults on science and on patients? Jon Stewart? I'm not at all sure. I just know I don't feel nearly as alone in academia as I used to. I'm feeling increasingly surrounded by fellow Ph.D.'s and by M.D.'s who seem to be taking a lot of things personally.
- Medical
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many medical students, like most American patients, confuse science and technology. They think that what it means to be a scientific doctor is to bring to bear the maximum amount of technology on any given patient. And this makes them dangerous.
- Environmental
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- Nov 07, 2020
If every country's climate policy was driven purely by environmental science, we may have no need for international agreements.
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- Nov 07, 2020