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... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware read more
... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore of what the universe in which we live really is. And since mathematics, in its own way, also performs this function, it is not only aesthetically charming but profoundly significant. It is an art, and a great art.
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no 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. -Paul Dirac.
It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It read more
It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.
All science is either physics or stamp collecting. -E. Rutherford.
All science is either physics or stamp collecting. -E. Rutherford.
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
Live TV died in the late 1950s, electronic bulletin boards came along in the mid-1980s, meaning there was about a read more
Live TV died in the late 1950s, electronic bulletin boards came along in the mid-1980s, meaning there was about a 25-year gap when it was difficult to put your foot in your mouth and have people all across the country know about it.
The only thing you will ever be able to say in the so-called 'social' sciences is: "some do, some don't.".
The only thing you will ever be able to say in the so-called 'social' sciences is: "some do, some don't.".
Saying that Windows95 is equal to Macintosh is like finding a potato that looks like Jesus and believing you've witnessed read more
Saying that Windows95 is equal to Macintosh is like finding a potato that looks like Jesus and believing you've witnessed the second coming.
