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Data is the kind of ubiquitous resource that we can shape to provide new innovations and new insights, and it's all around us, and it can be mined very easily. ”
Whether an economic boom is fueled by the fashion industry or technology innovations, it needs a brick-and-mortar foundation. This is not only true in New York and San Francisco; wherever you live, you can find a local hotspot positioned to attract interest from businesses, consumers and investors. ”
The discovery of superfluidity opened up a new understanding in the science world. ”
There are few moments in science in which you genuinely are excited. The discovery of superfluidity in helium-3 was one of those moments. ”
Belief in great results is the driving force, the power behind all great books, plays, scientific discoveries. ”
Successful ecologists are successful in part because they have prepared their minds to attack scientific problems using a variety of intellectual tools. ”
Panic is a natural human response to danger, but it's one that severely compounds the risk. ”
Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity. ”
For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had finally launched an object into space. ”
I'm a natural sceptic. ”