Tag Archives: Science
Philosophical Questions
“Philosophical questions are not by their nature insoluble. They are, indeed, radically different from scientific questions, because they concern the implications and other interrelations of ideas, not the order of physical events; their answers are interpretations instead of factual reports, and their function is to increase not our knowledge of nature, but our understanding ofContinue reading “Philosophical Questions”
Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know. ~ Bertrand Russell
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know. ~ Bertrand Russell
Similar But Different
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on different areas of life on earth. Margaret Atwood
Society
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. -Carl Sagan
Experience
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. -Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture a little old lady atContinue reading “Stephen Hawking”
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Advertising
Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it. — Stephan Leacock – Humorist, Political Scientist, Teacher, Writer Quotes Wave
Coffee Break
Science may never come up with a better office communication system than the coffee break. — Earl Wilson Brainy Quote
Democracy
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. – H.L. Mencken
Science can teach us,… – Bertrand Russell
Advertising May Be Described As… – Stephen Leacock
Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it. -Stephen Leacock
