Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong.Quote, saying and phrase by: Richard ... Read more

Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens nextQuote, saying and phrase by: Richard ... Read more

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool.Quote, saying and phrase by: Richard ... Read more

There are 1011 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical ... Read more

We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what ... Read more

You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing -- that's what ... Read more