Scientist Quotations | Page 3

To unambiguously settle the questions of whether there was life on Mars, it will take scientists down on the surface.

I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.

Scientists in different disciplines don't speak the same language. They publish in different journals. It's like the United Nations: You come together, but no one speaks the same language, so you need some translators.

Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really, in its pure and original meaning, it's just thoughtful inquiry.

Language is too complex for a computer to understand. It's not going to be able to make sense of what people are saying en masse. We need a new type of discipline that puts together computer scientists and social scientists, who can add context to the situation.

In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits and fascinations outside of their work that others might consider odd.

When the temperature is freezing, it's a bit hard on your fingers, but I was interested in putting down what I saw. And that's what paid off.

We want to make sure that our scientists can speak freely. We cannot afford to have these scientists gagged.

There are two main theories: that it kills the cells infected directly or that the cells die in an indirect way. Actually, I am open to both.

We have to get behind the scientists and push for a dementia breakthrough. It could be that we fear dementia out of a sense of hopelessness, but there is hope, and it rests in the hands of our scientists.