Science is a human

Science is a human activity, and the best way to understand it is to understand the individual human beings who practise it. Science is an art form and not a philosophical method. The great advances in science usually result from new tools rather than from new doctrines. … Every time we introduce a new tool, … Read more

In science it often

In science it often happens that scientists say, You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken… Carl Sagan

In science it often

In science it often happens that scientists say, ‘You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken,’ and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn’t happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change … Read more

Any sufficiently advanced technology

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke