Scientific Quotes

Most of the scientific community believes that for the full potential of embryonic stem cell research to be reached, the number of cell lines readily available to scientists must increase.

Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more junior standing.

The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time.

Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge.

The first legislation that I produced relating to the Internet was a bill to overturn a restriction inside of the law that prohibited the Internet backbone from being used for anything other than research and scientific and educational communication.

We don't regard any scientific theory as the absolute truth.

According to the scientific naturalist version of cosmic history, nature is a permanently closed system of material effects that can never be influenced by something from outside - like God, for example.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

The scientific and scholarly community is marked by the belief that the truth is to be found in all; none can claim it as their monopoly.

What I've tried to do is combine both my personal experiences with scientific research. I like to cross the divide between the personal world and the scientific world.

Evolution is a bankrupt speculative philosophy, not a scientific fact.

Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.

People, and especially theologians, should try to familiarize themselves with scientific ideas. Of course, science is technical in many respects, but there are some very good books that try to set out some of the conceptual structure of science.

There are also scientific problems with the concept that each of the creation days was a long period of time.

One of the things that I've been doing recently in my scientific research is to ask this question: Is the universe actually capable of performing things like digital computations?

The scientific argument advanced for intelligent design at the Dover trial, those arguments collapsed, scientifically and intellectually.

And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I have endeavoured to tell just the story of the adventure itself.

I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also remember making my own beetle collection when it was still acceptable to make such collections.

The Nobel awards should be regarded as giving recognition to this general scientific progress as well as to the individuals involved.

I would suggest, merely as a metaphor here, but also as the basis for a scientific program to investigate the computational capacity of the universe, that this is also a reasonable explanation for why the universe is complex.

It has pleased no less than surprised me that of the many studies whereby I have sought to extend the field of general chemistry, the highest scientific distinction that there is today has been awarded for those on catalysis.

You must learn to talk clearly. The jargon of scientific terminology which rolls off your tongues is mental garbage.

It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.

I have suggested that scientific progress requires a favorable environment.

America has a strategic interest in continuing to welcome international students at our colleges, universities, and high schools. Attracting the world's top scientific scholars helps to keep our economy competitive.

Gravity is one variable in a lot of scientific processes. If you can remove gravity or minimize its effect, then you can understand the other processes that are going on.

Once you start to look into the guts of climate change you find that just about every scientific institution in the world is conducting research on the issue.

We can continue to make significant strides in the scientific community by exploring new stem cell research methods that do not include destroying human embryos.

In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.'

While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community.