“Easy to make everything a conspiracy theory when you don’t know how anything works.” [Brandon Bradford]
In today’s digital age, information is abundant, yet so is misinformation. One of the emerging challenges for the modern era is the widespread belief in conspiracy theories. The quote above provides a succinct analysis of why they emerge: a lack of understanding. But there’s more to the story. Here’s a closer look.
Here are the top 10 Carl Sagan quotes about science, astronomy, and humanity’s place in the Universe.
Mathematics = Intelligence = Sexy ∴ Math = Sexy
Mathematics has been an essential tool for human progress and development since the origins of humankind. It is truly amazing how math has become a fundamental piece behind almost everything we do in our daily lives, without most of us even noticing it. However, due to its extensiveness and complexity, many have wrongly labeled the general application of mathematical knowledge as a tedious or unattractive endeavor when it’s quite the opposite.
Experts are called “experts” for very good reasons.
Founded almost 50 years ago, the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) is a global network that inspires bold leadership, research, and solutions that advance women in STEM, spark innovation, promote organisational success, and drive systemic change. In this exclusive interview, we speak with AWIS president and world-renowned biomedical innovator Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, who describes the barriers that women face in the STEM workplace, and the many ways in which AWIS supports women in science and works towards eliminating inequality through systemic change.
For many of us, the idea of a job in science conjures up thoughts of pretty broad-stroke careers such as biologist, doctor, or engineer. We start to wonder how on Earth there can be a need for more research into certain topics and maybe even ponder the possibility that we are running out of new things to discover. These thoughts couldn’t be more wrong – in fact, the field of science is alive and well and growing faster than ever!
Here are the top 10 Isaac Asimov quotes on science. Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books (mostly science fiction and popular science).
Science has proved itself to be a reliable way to approach all kinds of questions about the physical world. As a scientist, I am led to wonder whether its ability to provide understanding is unlimited. Can it in fact answer all the great questions, the ‘big questions of being’, that occur to us?