It is often stated that of all the theories proposed in this century, the silliest is quantum theory. In fact, some say that the only thing that quantum theory has going for it is that...

In some sense, gravity does not exist; what moves the planets and the stars is the distortion of space and time.

There are many examples of old, incorrect theories that stubbornly persisted, sustained only by the prestige of foolish but well-connected scientists. Many of these theories have been killed off only when some decisive experiment exposed...

The Air Force is to be applauded for investigating technologies that may have value for national security. But wormholes, negative energies, warped space-time, etc., require futuristic technologies centuries to millions of years ahead of ours....

Thus the yeoman work in any science, and especially physics, is done by the experimentalist, who must keep the theoreticians honest.

Beyond work and love, I would add two other ingredients that give meaning to life. First, to fulfill whatever talents we are born with. However blessed we are by fate with different abilities and strengths,...

They basically ask their engineers to volunteer some probability figures, then they take the average. This is not science. This is voodoo,

How much?” We have to tell the people why this atom-smasher is going to benefit their lives.

Cassini will probably execute a flawless mission around the Earth if it can make the last hurdle through 8,000 pieces of ‘space junk’ surrounding the Earth,

IF”—then you could create a time machine that apparently obeys Einstein’s equation and perhaps the laws of quantum theory.

Saturn is not going away, … Neither are the planets. What’s the rush? Why not delay our space probes a bit, make them smaller and more sophisticated and use solar power?

In science fiction, telepaths often communicate across language barriers, since thoughts are considered to be universal. However, this might not be true. Emotions and feelings may well be nonverbal and universal, so that one could...

I think he is as close as you are going to get to a living Albert Einstein today.

[On the practical applications of particle physics research with the Large Hadron Collider.]Sometimes the public says, ‘What’s in it for Numero Uno? Am I going to get better television reception? Am I going to get...

In the history of our intellectual development this will represent the crowning achievement of 2,000 years of investigation into the nature of matter — space and time.

In altre parole, uno degli scopi fondamentali delle emozioni è fornirci una scala di valori, in modo da poter scegliere che cosa è importante, costoso, bello o prezioso. In assenza di emozioni tutto ci sembrerebbe...

The real bottleneck is software. Creating software can be done only the old-fashioned way. A human -sitting quietly in a chair with a pencil, paper and laptop- is going to have to write the codes…...

Something as superfluous as “play” is also an essential feature of our consciousness. If you ask children why they like to play, they will say, “Because it’s fun.” But that invites the next question: What...

These computer simulations try only to duplicate the interactions between the cortex and the thalamus. Huge chunks of the brain are therefore missing. Dr. [Dharmendra] Modha understands the enormity of his project. His ambitious research...