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Quote of the Week: “Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels…If it is consensus, it isn’t science.  If it’s science, it isn’t consensus.”

“It is a curious historical fact that modern quantum mechanics began with two quite different mathematical formulations: the differential equation of Schroedinger and the matrix algebra of Heisenberg...

Quote of the Week: “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”— Albert Einstein

Quote of the Week: “We can always prove a definite theory wrong. Notice however that we never prove it right.” — Richard Feynman (1964)

Quote of the Week: “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it...

Quote of the Week: “Details that could throw doubt on your interpretation must be given, if you know them. You must do the best you can — if you know anything at all wrong, or possibly wrong — to explain it. If you...

“We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and no learning ... People search for certainty. But there is no certainty.” – Richard Feynman, "What is and What Should be the Role of Scientific Culture...

Quote of the Week: “Beware the Ides of March” — Soothsayer to Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.

Quote of the Week: “Some people say, "How can you live without knowing?" I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How you get to know is what I want to know.” — Richard Feynman, The...

Quote of the Week: “We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.” — Carl Sagan (1934-1996)

Quote of the Week: “It is not unscientific to take a guess, although many people who are not in science believe that it is.”  — Richard Feynman

Quote of the Week: “... as far as the propositions of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies

“Curiosity is a delicate little plant which, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom." – Albert Einstein, Autobiographical Notes (1949)

The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when contemplating the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is...