From the point of view of many scientists, gods represent an explanation for the unknown. Scientists are focused on trying to understand the unknown, so there is a fundamental conflict. That said, some scientists find religion useful and perhaps even fulfilling.
I find the attempt to find things out, which scientists are possessed by, to be as human as breathing, or feeding, or sex. And so the science has to be in the novels as science and not just as metaphors.
To look for bin Laden now is as useful as detaining nuclear scientists after the creation of the atomic bomb.
This provides something that is readable for the layperson and has been vetted by some of the top scientists. It helps you separate the misinformation.
There is a majority of scientists that say that global carbon emissions by humans causes some changes in the climate.
When they say 'teach the controversy' their ringing phrase they want us to pretend to students that scientists are arguing whether evolution took place. This argument is not taking place.
We look forward to expanding our relationship with Gladstone scientists to help train CIRM scholars and to help expand the public's understanding of all aspects of regenerative medicine,
Science fiction rarely is about scientists doing real science, in its slowness, its vagueness, the sort of tedious quality of getting out there and digging amongst rocks and then trying to convince people that what you're seeing justifies the conclusions you're making.
A lot of scientists act on their beliefs and so do things that look crazy to the rest of us.
Hubble's exceptional pointing capabilities combined with the wonderful performance of its instruments allow scientists to see the universe in finer detail than ever before. It is that clear vision that makes these types of images possible.