In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be
understood by everyone, something that read more

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be
understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before.
But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

True science investigates and brings to human perception such truths and such knowledge as the people of a given time read more

True science investigates and brings to human perception such truths and such knowledge as the people of a given time and society consider most important. Art transmits these truths from the region of perception.

O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?

O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's read more

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a self-correcting process. To be accepted, new ideas must survive the most rigorous standards of evidence and scrutiny.

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline baggage.

The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline baggage.

Science is the topography of ignorance.

Science is the topography of ignorance.